Forging Thunderhammer-Mjöllnir (Crusher) Lyrics

When the Trickster cut the Red God's wife golden hair

Thunder in a rage grasped leaf's son to crush him out

Then Loki pledged to have the Dark Elves make her new hairs of gold

Sons of Ivaldy made the hair for Thor's wife

A ship for Odin's and a spear for the father of all

Once more the Mischiever put a bet on his head with the master Dwarf

Whether they could make wonders to rival the Elve's

Eitri put a pigskin in the furnace

The fire grows, the forge is aglow and still the bellows blow

The bellow stood fast at work until Eitri came back

And took from the forge a gold-bristled boar

He takes the golden boar

It will run on sea and air

Bringing light along the way

The master dwarves again took their tools in hand

This time putting iron into the roaring forge-fire

He takes a golden piece

Here's Draupnir All-Father's ring

Every ninth night shall it bear eight more

Eitri now puts gold again into the hearth turning blood red

The master smiths working with all their craft and might

He takes the iron piece

Here's Mjöllnir Thunderhammer

Here's the Crusher for the Gods

The Gods gathered to receive the gifts from the Dwarves and Elves

And choose who made the most precious thing among the six wonders

Eitri knelt before when they judged his hammer the best of them all

The most marvellous treasure to fight, frost ogres, cliff giants

Mjöllnir always will strike hard

Mjöllnir never will break

Mjöllnir always will hit its mark

Mjöllnir never will be lost