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title: The Sons of Ivaldi Forging Thor's Hammer
author: Elmer Boyd Smith
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13464/the-sons-of-ivaldi-forging-thors-hammer/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Sons of Ivaldi Forging Thor's Hammer

_Authored by Elmer Boyd Smith_

## Image File

[![The Sons of Ivaldi Forging Thor's Hammer](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13464.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13464.jpg)

## Image Caption

The third gift — an enormous hammer. Illustration from page 88 of *In the Days of [Giants](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/): A Book of Norse Tales* written by Abbie Farwell Brown, illustrated by E. Boyd Smith, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1902 CE.

The dwarven sons of Ivaldi forge the hammer Mjolnir for the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Thor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thor/) while [Loki](https://www.worldhistory.org/Loki/) watches on. On the table before them sits their other creations: the multiplying ring Draupnir, the boar Gullinbursti, the ship Skíðblaðnir, the spear Gungnir, and golden hair for the goddess [Sif](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sif/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Smith, E. B. (2021, February 22). The Sons of Ivaldi Forging Thor's Hammer. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13464/the-sons-of-ivaldi-forging-thors-hammer/>
### Chicago
Smith, Elmer Boyd. "The Sons of Ivaldi Forging Thor's Hammer." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 22, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13464/the-sons-of-ivaldi-forging-thors-hammer/>.
### MLA
Smith, Elmer Boyd. "The Sons of Ivaldi Forging Thor's Hammer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Feb 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13464/the-sons-of-ivaldi-forging-thors-hammer/>.

## License & Copyright

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