Megingiard

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The Megingiard (also Megingjörd, Megingjörð, Old Norse , Fem. Pl. Megin-gjarðar , dat. Megingjǫrðum ) is the power-giving belt of the god Thor (Þórr) in Norse mythology . According to Chapter 21, Gylfaginning , from the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson , Thor owns three attributive items of equipment, or jewels , in addition to the well-known Mjölnir hammer and the Járngreipr glove , the Megingiard. The belt gave its wearer inexhaustible strength. So Thor was used to demonstrating his strength by lifting objects of heavy weight.

“Hann á ok þrjá kostgripi. Einn þeira er hamarrinn Mjöllnir, he hrímþursar ok bergrisar kenna, þá he hann kemr á loft, ok he þat eigi undarligt. Hann hefir lamit margan house á feðrum eða frændum þeira. Annan grip á hann beztan, megingjarðar, ok he hann spennir þeim um sik, þá vex honum ásmegin hálfu. Inn þriðja hlut á hann, þann er mikill gripr er í. Þat eru járnglófar. Þeira má hann eigi missa við hamarskaftit. En engi er svá fróðr, at telja kunni öll stórvirki hans, en segja kann ek þér svá mörg tíðendi frá honum, at dveljast munu stundirnar, áðr en he says every day, þat he ek veit. "

“He has three gems, the Mjölnir hammer, which Hrimthursen and mountain giants know when it is thrown; what is not surprising is that he smashed the heads of many fathers and friends with it. His second gem is Megingiard; when he straps it on, he gains double sir strength. The third treasure of great value is Járnglófar ; because he cannot do without it to grasp the handle of the hammer. Nobody is so clever that he knows how to tell all of his great deeds. I could tell you some news from him that the day goes by until I have said everything I know. "

- Gylfaginning, 21

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