Thor's hammer Mjolnir is always depicted as a short-handled sledge, while medieval warhammers have small heads for punching through plate. Would Vikings have actually used sledge style hammers as weapons at the time, or is this an unrealistic artistic depiction?
by /u/Toorelad in /r/AskHistorians
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