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Here's a tricky question. How is MJOLNIR pronounced. Do you say it by each letter? Is there a silent letter? I say it M-jawl-nur.

  • 04.27.2004 5:38 PM PDT
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i always said it muh jowl (like bowl) near with a kinda russian tone to it... lol.. i think it is like norse or something.... can't remember those darned books..

  • 04.27.2004 5:40 PM PDT

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It's pronounced "M-yole-neer."

  • 04.27.2004 5:41 PM PDT
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I WAS SO CLOSE! oh yeah

sorry if this is spamming... i was just a lil happy :-D

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  • 04.27.2004 5:41 PM PDT
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Whenever I read the books I read it as em-JOL-neer even though I'm pretty sure it's pronounced m-yol-NEER.

  • 04.27.2004 5:42 PM PDT
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Posted by: scintillation
i always said it muh jowl (like bowl) near with a kinda russian tone to it... lol.. i think it is like norse or something.... can't remember those darned books..


It's a norse god's war hammer.

  • 04.27.2004 5:49 PM PDT
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i always thought ma-jol-nir was it but i guess that lil tricky j is silent oh well now i must practice.

  • 04.27.2004 5:51 PM PDT
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thor? :\

  • 04.27.2004 5:51 PM PDT
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yes thor

  • 04.27.2004 5:55 PM PDT
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It's the name of Thor's hammer. It is pronounced Mole-Neer. I'm 100% sure.

  • 04.27.2004 5:56 PM PDT
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since we already no about what it's named after why was it named after that

  • 04.27.2004 5:57 PM PDT
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Thor's hammer was supposed to be an all powerful weapon. Naming the SPARTAN armor after Thor's hammer is highly symbolic.

  • 04.27.2004 5:59 PM PDT