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The Treasures of the Gods
A Norse myth
Treasures Of The Gods, told by Brian McMahon
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Story
Loki, the trickster god, sneaks into Thor’s room one night and cuts off all of his wife’s hair. Sif is distraught when she wakes and Thor insists that Loki replace the hair. Loki goes to the master smiths, the dwarves. The dwarves forge magnificent golden hair for Sif but Loki sees the opportunity for more mischief. His schemes result in the creation of other magical treasure, including Thor's hammer Mjolnir, Odin's spear Gungnir, and Freyr's ship Skidbladnir
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Why we chose this
The story tells how Thor got his hammer. Thor is one of the most famous Norse gods and his hammer has become one of the most iconic mythical objects.