![]() ![]() Sveriges Radio (Swedish Radio) reported that the delicate hammer-shaped amulet was cast in lead in the late 10th century. Comparing the Prehistoric Stone Symbols of Scotland and the Judaculla Rock.Thor: How a Norse Warrior God of Thunder Handles a Predicament.But according to a report on Kulturmiljö Halland this is the first time “a beautiful Hammer of Thor artifact” has been discovered. Ancient Roman silver coins had previously been discovered at the archaeological site, and also at nearby longhouses dating to the early Iron Age. Ysby is a village in Laholm Municipality, Halland County, on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. Measuring Up The 10th-Century Viking Treasure Now, another Thor’s hammer protective amulet has been discovered in Ysby, Sweden. Ancient Origins reported at the time that a set of runes marked on the 1,000-year-old amulet “solved the mystery of why Viking charms were worn for protection.” In 2014 pop-culture fans got excited and archaeology looked on in delight as a 10th century Thor's Hammer amulet was discovered in Torshammere in Købelev, on the Danish island of Lolland. But now, archaeologists in Sweden have unearthed a real Viking Age Hammer of Thor. Loki's lies, Odin’s staff and Thor’s hammer (Mjölnir) are well known archetypes of Norse mythology. ![]() Archaeologists in Sweden have unearthed what they are calling a “one of its kind” Thor’s Hammer amulet. ![]()
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