The hammer dates back millions of years and was one of our first tools, over the years it has gone from a very simple tool to a variety of advanced hammers.

The symbolism of a hammer has been used in many different ways, in the former soviet union the hammer symbolised the working class, in the middle ages the hammer was a well known symbol for black smiths that would use a hammer to forge metals and a hammer and pick represents mining.

A hammer tattoo can represent hard work, strength, endurance, masculinity, creation and new starts.

Hammer tattoos often done as a memorial tattoo to represent a lost father or loved one who had ties to building or fixing things.

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Thors Hammer (Mjölnir)

From norse mythology, Thors hammer had the power of lighting and was a very well known symbol In the Viking age, Thors hammer was carved into headstones and worn as pendents, Thors hammer could be seen in many places in the Viking age and still is today.

A Thors hammer tattoo can represent strength, power, rebellion and authority.

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