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In Norse mythology, Mjolnir was the fabled hammer of the god Thor. The origin of this unique weapon is described below.
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Now one day, Loki for mischief's sake cut all of Sif's hair off. Sif is the wife of Thor, so when Thor found out about it he was so angry that he grabbed up Loki and threatened to break every bone in his body. Loki, however, saved himself by promising to get the dwarves to make her new hair that was made of gold and that grew just as her normal hair would. So Loki went to the Dwarfs that were called the sons of Ivaldi. They made Sif golden hair, just as Loki had promised, and also made Skidbladnir and Gungnir (Odin's spear, which never stopped in its thrust). Skidbladnir was a wonderful ship that could carry all the Aesir and their equipment easily, and there was always a wind in its sales. It was made of such wonderful material that it could be folded up when not in use and kept in ones pocket. The dwarves gave it to Frey as a gift.

When the dwarves had finished making these great treasures, Loki went up to one that was named Brokk and placed a bet with him. He bet that Brokk's brother Eiti could not make three more treasures that surpassed the three that had already been made. Loki bet his head on this. So the dwarves accepted this wager and set to work. Eiti set a boar's skin on his hearth and began to work it telling his brother Brokk man the bellows and keep them blowing until he was finished.

So Brokk went around to pump the bellows, and when he did a fly lit on his hand and stung him, but Brokk continued to pump until the Eiti was done. Eiti then brought out a wonderful boar whose mane had bristles made of pure gold. Next Eiti instructed Brokk as before and laid gold on the forge to be worked. Brokk worked the bellows, and the fly again lit on Brokk, but this time on his neck. This time the fly bit down twice as hard as before, but Brokk did not stop pumping the bellows, and after the work was done, Eiti brought out a wonderful golden ring which he named Draupnir. It dropped out eight rings equal in weight to the original every ninth night. Now Eiti cautioned his brother a third time and set a piece of iron on his forge to work. As before, the fly landed on Brokk and stung him, but this time it landed between his eyes and bit his eyelid even harder than the previous two times. Still Brokk did not cease to pump the bellows, but when blood from the bite got in his eye, he reached up to wipe it away, and the bellow went flat. Eiti brought a hammer that he had been able to finish, but it was defective because Brokk had let the bellows go flat. The handle was shorter than it should have been.

Eiti had the treasures taken to the Aesir. The golden maned boar he gave to Frey. The wonderful ring Draupnir was given to Odin, and the hammer, which was named Mjolnir, was given to Thor. Brokk said that it was such a wonderful hammer that it would hit any target he threw it at and never miss, and no matter how far he threw it, the hammer would always return to his hand. Not only were these treasures thought better than the previous three but Mjolnir was thought the best of them all, because it was their greatest defense against the Ice Giants. So Brokk said that he would collect his reward now. Loki pleaded that he be allowed to ransom his head, but Brokk would not hear of it. So Loki said that Brokk should come and claim his reward, but before he could, Loki was off — for Loki had shoes that allowed him to run through the air or over water. Brokk asked that Thor catch him. Thor caught Loki and brought him back to Brokk. Brokk raised his knife to take Loki's head, but Loki at the last moment said, you may have my head but not the neck on which it sets. So Brokk lowered his knife, and with an awl from his brother he stitched up Loki's mouth.

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