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This is a hand made pair of Mjolnir (Thor's Hammer) earringsmade entirely from 925 Sterling Silver in the Skane Hammer design. The hammer hangs on a small hoop making this pair of earrings quite unusual.

One of the best knownitems from the Viking Age is the Thor's Hammer (Mjlnirin Old Norse). The Thor's Hammer was worn by pagans who followed the Norse Gods and in particular, Thor. The Thor's Hammer was a magical weapon carried by the God and made by dwarves. It had many powers and the image of the hammer was usually worn by Heathens, one of the most famous and instantly recognisable Hammers is the archaeological examplefromSkne in Sweden.

The original hammer was made of silver with filigree ornamentation and was found in an undocumentedlocation in Skne, Sweden. It belonged to a collection owned by the baron Claes Kurck, who donated it to the Historical Museum in Stockholm in 1895, where it is to this day. Although the location of the find is unknown, unreliable sources says that the hammer was found in Kabbarp near Staffanstorp in Skne, Sweden.