Viking Age Thor’s Hammer Found in Iceland

Viking Age Thor’s Hammer Found in Iceland

Thor's Hammer found in Þjórsárdalur
Photo: Fornleifastofnun Íslands.
A newly-uncovered Viking Age farmstead in the Icelandic highlands has yielded a unique Thor’s hammer pendant, among other artefacts dating back over 900 years. RÚV reported that a Thor’s hammer carved from sandstone was found last week at the farmstead, which is located in Þjórsárdalur valley and archaeologists have named Bergsstaðir. Only one other such hammer has been found in Iceland. No other stone Thor’s hammers like them have been found anywhere else in the world.
Bergur Þór Björnsson, a local resident, is to thank for the discovery. Bergur’s great grandfather discovered the last of 20 known Viking era farms in the area in 1920. “I just thought it was quite far between the ruins here and started to search just for fun,” he said about the discovery.

          Bergur Þór, the local resident who discovered the site. Photo: A screenshot from RÚV.



Photo: A screenshot from RÚV.



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