{"id":1206,"date":"2026-06-17T16:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vikingsof.me\/blog\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:40:03","slug":"casting-thors-hammer-pendants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vikingsof.me\/blog\/casting-thors-hammer-pendants\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting Thor&#8217;s hammer pendants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1920\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1920;\" width=\"1080\" autoplay controls loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/vikingsof.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hammers-m4v-image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vikingsof.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hammers.m4v\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of casting a Thor&#8217;s hammer or <em>Mj\u00f6lnir<\/em> pendant, demonstrated at a Vikings of Middle England event at Polesworth Abbey in July 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The soapstone mould, made by <a href=\"https:\/\/helgreproductions.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/helgreproductions.com\/\">Helg Reproductions<\/a> aims to faithfully cast a copy of an <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150803235817\/http:\/\/www.t-a.no\/nyheter\/article10827447.ece\">original hammer <\/a>from Skotr\u00f8a, Norway. 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