Thor's Hammer: A warship awaits. The warrior king and his men sit in a semicircle around the village's blind storyteller. The king takes Thor's pendant from his neck and hands it to the storyteller. "Tell us of the struggle of Thor, son of Odin, that my men may be encouraged," says the king. The storyteller grabs the piece of jewelry and closes his eyes. "I see everything again and tell it as it happened. Thor, son of Odin, sailed these seas with his men. Their ship reached the open sea, and the waves were as high as large boulders. Suddenly the sky calmed down and so did the sea and the waves of the sea. The sea was like freshly blown glass. Then everywhere boiled, the sun went dark, and from the depths of the sea emerged Midgårdsormen, a great serpent, who wrapped his huge body around the ship. The men fearlessly grasped their swords, but the most fearless of them all was Thor, who grasped his hammer at Mjölnir. Grabbing his weapon, Thor shouted words of power, and suddenly the sky darkened and everywhere there was lightning, and all the powers of the sky and poison were in his, Thor's power. With great force of thunder, Thor struck the serpent and made armor for his men from its skin. The power of Thor is in this piece of jewelry. Carry it proudly and fearlessly.”
