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    Default Mjolnir vs. Exaliber a comparison of legends

    I'd like to talk about the simularities and differences between these two legends .

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    Mjolnir is Thor's hammer, so that wins.

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    Isn't Mjolnir a giant? He was going out of manifestation when some Beowulf guy came and challenged him to quiz-tionary.

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    Yep. I heard that too.

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    Both Mjolnir and Excalibur are magical weapons. Both of them are linked to other worlds. You have to look at both of these legends and find key symbols. Also on the name King Arthur (I read somewhere in a book that the name itself sounds "Ar" "Thur") has a pre-christian connection to earlier myths.

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    There is no story about Excaliburs forging. Whilst there are various versions of the tale regarding how Mjolnir was made.

    What kind of value do you hope to gain by comparing the two? Personally I don't see any reason why you would.

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    Well...A gods weapon vs a magic sword...Hmmm

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    this thread sucks dick.

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    i dont know wether im mixing up Excalibur and Caliburn but whichever shouldn't you really be comparing them with gamm as thats what the story is bast on. otherwise its like comparing Glipnir and hrunting which is stuped.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cartoon Character View Post
    Mjolnir is Thor's hammer, so that wins.
    Consider that "god" for the Norse is a relative thing. A god for a pagan culture is different from the JCI God in that it is simultaneously a power and a personality. Thor is both the explanation for lightning strikes and a guy who once had to dress in drag in order to get His hammer back from a giant. It's fair, then, to compare gods, heroes and other mythological figures in spite of their assumed power differences.

    That said, there aren't too many obvious similarities other then the general "magic weapon." Mjolnir is the Lightning while Excalibur seems to have no inherent powers at all. (In some versions, though, the scabbard heals wounds.) On the other hand, Mjolnir is specifically stated to be flawed. Its handle is too short to wield as a war club, which is why it must be thrown. It also has a definite origin, forged by the dwarfs. Where the Lady of the Lake managed to get Excalibur is anyone's guess.
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