the mallet makes the thunder.
Arith Härger points out a striking similarity between the symbolic Mjölnir shape we all wear around our necks and the ritualistic hammer that Sami shamans use to thunder on their drums. [photo by Åge Hojem, frame drum from Nordland or Troms, part of the NTNU University Museum’s collection.] # # # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have e mployment/ opportunities in investigative mythology, field research, or product development to offer, do contact him .