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  Ukonvasara at AllExperts
Ukonvasara is the magical hammer of the Finnish thunder god Ukko, and was similar to Thor's Mjolnir.
Pagan Finns carried hammer-pendants on their necks to be protected by Ukko.
This kind of stone hammer could be the original meaning of ukonvasara
en.allexperts.com /e/u/uk/ukonvasara.htm   (202 words)

  
 HERO Games Discussion Boards - View Single Post - The Five
Gifts of the Ukonvasara, all slots Only In Heroic Identity (-1/4) Note: The Ukonvasara is a double-headed stone tool and weapon, one head a hammer, the other an axe.
He has demonstrated the ability to accurately leap the length of a football field, fly in the air, and launch himself several kilometers in an uncontrolled bound.
His hammer, the Ukonvasara, can deliver blows with enough force to smash through light tank armor.
www.herogames.com /forums/showpost.php?p=1084191&postcount=50   (1107 words)

  
  Ukko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While Ukko took Ilmarinen's position as the Sky God, Ilmarinen's destiny was to turn into a mortal smith-hero.
Ukko's weapon was a hammer called Ukonvasara, or an axe or a sword, by which he struck lightning (see thunderbolt).
While Ukko mated with his wife Akka, (Which consequently means "old woman" in modern Finnish) the act created a thunderstorm.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ukko   (344 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Labrys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Mjolnir, the hammer wielded by Thor in Norse mythology (equivalent to the Labrys/Pelekys).
Ukonvasara, the hammer wielded by Ukko in Finnish mythology
Pagan Protection Center list of symbols, includes an article on Labrys.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Labrys   (1238 words)

  
 Ukonvasara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ukonvasara is the magical hammer of the Finnish thunder god Ukko, and was similar to Thor's Mjolnir.
Pagan Finns carried hammer-pendants on their necks to be protected by Ukko.
This article relating to a European myth or legend is a stub.
en.askmore.net /Ukonvasara.htm   (140 words)

  
 Ukko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
While Ukko took Ilmarinen's position as the Sky God, Ilmarinen's destiny was to turn into a mortal smith-hero.
Ukko's weapon was a Hammer called Ukonvasara, or an Axe or a Sword, by which he struck Lightning.
While Ukko mated with his wife Akka, the act created a thunderstorm.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/uk/Ukko.htm   (208 words)

  
 store.NailBoard.org
They still have a touch of the first two THYRFING albums in the opulent use of keyboards, while the Black Metallic voice of Nrq is a bit more croaky than the Swedes’.
That HIN ONDE hail from Finland becomes clear right off the start, because especially the Black Metal parts of “Ukonvasara“ definitely sound like the land of the thousand lakes, while they combine a straight, mid-paced rhythm with sluggish epicism and the contrasting vocal styles also are used to their best effect, garnished with generous keyboards.
And this is a recipe that the band from Hyvinkää continues to brew, as for example with the following “Sorcery Of The Nameless“, with good drive and completely cleanly sung chorus.
www.nailboard.org /store/?cateID=15&prodID=265   (427 words)

  
 exponentiation ezine
The clash results in a synthesis of the two forces which are left in the past then as something new is born.
The symbol of Ukonvasara, which is the Finnish equivalent of Thor's Hammer, depicts exactly this cultural change and new direction.
There's one variation of it that has two men on horseback facing at opposite directions at the both ends of the hammer's head.
www.corrupt.org /zine/exponentiation/issue4/features   (5155 words)

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