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Jarngreipr

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Thor’s iron gloves in Norse story, worn to wield Mjolnir. Not the hammer itself, and not a generic gauntlet.

Also known as Járngreipr

Norse tradition

  • Jarngreipr appears in Norse tradition.

    Snorri’s Gylfaginning lists Járngreipr, the iron gloves, with Mjolnir and Megingjörð as Thor’s gear. Named gloves of that prose, not the hammer restated.

    from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220

    appears in · sourced · documented

sources

  • Gylfaginning · Snorri Sturluson

    Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning, in the Prose Edda.