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| type                      = Hammer
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| found_date                = 2008
| found_place               = [[Valhalla (location)|Valhalla]], [[Jan Mayen Island]], [[Norway]]
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| occurrence_game           = [[Tomb Raider Underworld]]
| level_found               = [[Valhalla]]
| level_used                = [[Rituals Old]]<br>
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'''Thor's Hammer''', called '''Mjolnir''' (also '''Mjölnir''' or '''Mjöllnir''') is an [[artefact]] and a [[weapon]] in [[Tomb Raider Underworld]].

It is powerful weapon belonging to the Norse god [[Thor]], who needed a special pair of [[Thor's Gauntlet|iron gauntlets]] that made him strong enough for its weight and a [[Thor's Belt|belt]] that doubled his godlike strength to wield it.

{{Quote|Lara's Journal Entry<ref>Lara's Journal Entry [[Journal_%28TRU%29#Thor.27s_Hammer|"THOR'S HAMMER"]]</ref>|Mjolnir was the supremely powerful weapon used by [[Thor]], mainly to fight giants, and then ultimately destroy the [[Midgard Serpent]] in the battle of [[Ragnarök]]. Only functional when one is equipped with the [[Thor's Belt|belt]] and [[Thor's Gauntlets|gauntlets]], these artifacts are far more ancient than the mythology that immortalized them and the men who subsequently hid them throughout the world. Norse myth focused solely on Mjolnir's destinied role in killing [[Jörmungandr]], but it conveniently overlooked the fact that Mjolnir is also the only means by which the [[Midgard Serpent]] can be released in the first place.}}

==History==
For more than a thousand years the Thor's Hammer has existed only as a myth, until Lara sets out to find it in 2008.

===Discovery===
Lara finds the Thor's Hammer in [[Jan Mayen Island]], [[Norway]].

Lara's main objective with the hammer is to use it as a key to [[Helheim (location)|Helheim]], later in the game she goes force [[Jacqueline Natla]] to tell her where [[Helheim (location)|Helheim]] is and then finish her off with the hammer, however it had to wait as only the gods such as herself knew the rituals to open [[Helheim (location)|Helheim]].

In the end, Lara throws the hammer onto Natla, causing her and the hammer to fall off from the ledge into the blue [[Eitr]] river.

==Appearance==
A black hammer of moderate size, decorative nordic carvings. Glows blue light occasionally, especially when used.

==Powers==
Legend holds that he who wields the hammer has the power to smash mountains into valleys and the strength to destroy even the gods. 

The Thor's Hammer is the only [[weapon]], which can be used in destroying [[Jörmungandr]].

When used in combat, the Thor's Hammer is capable to create powerful energy bolts of long range. They're so powerful, that [[enemies]] fly high in the air when stuck by them.

==Historical Precedent==
Miniature replicas of Thor's Hammer were widely popular in Scandinavia, worn as amulets and even put into people's graves. Some of these found replicas date back from the 9th to 11th centuries. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor%27s_Hammer Wikipedia article on Thor's Hammer] Retrieved on 31st Dec 2012</ref>

In modern usage, the Thor's Hammer is a popular symbol in Scandinavian logos and iconography. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor%27s_Hammer Wikipedia article on Thor's Hammer] Retrieved on 31st Dec 2012</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Tru thor hammer.png|Thor's Hammer in the inventory
Image:thorshammer.jpg|Statue depicting [[Thor]] with his hammer in the [[Niflheim]] level
Image:tat.jpg|Tactical information about the Mjolnir from the official game guide
</gallery>

==Related Articles==
* [[Thor]]
: The god to whom the hammer belongs to
* [[Thor's Gauntlets]]
: Needed to wield the Thor's Hammer
* [[Thor's Belt]]
: Source of power to the [[Thor's Gauntlets]]

==Further Information==
A giant representation of Thor's Hammer is seen in the original [[Tomb Raider]], in [[St. Francis Folly]], in a room dedicated to [[Thor]]. 

The hammer can and, in order to complete the level, must be brought down by Lara. She needs to stand on a square below till it creaks and comes falling down. Upon hitting the square Lara stood on, it will make two movable stone blocks appear.

In the remake, [[Tomb Raider Anniversary]], this room is dedicated to the Greek god [[Hephaestus]].

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