How Do YOU Say "Mjolnir?"

[Bored Yesterday]

Most of us learned to read on comics. I don't know about the rest of you, but I always had a little trouble with the name of Thor's hammer. When I was 6, I got used to pronouncing it to myself a certain way, that in retrospect is pretty horrible. After being away from comics a few years, I think I have a better way of saying it.

I started out with /M-jul-ner/

But now I like a French-ish M-Zjhul-neer/

So now, you tell me, how you used to pronounce "Mjolnir" and how you pronounce it today. Bonus points if you've consulted a scholarly text some place and can tell me the correct way of saying it.

Any funny stories related to talking about Thor's hammer? Actually, that's how I usually refer to it, "Thor's hammer." Anybody else?

[The Night Phantom]

While I don’t speak any, I generally assume that in Nordic languages, the J is pronounced like the English consonant Y. So, I say “MYOL-nur”.

[Shiryu]

I speak some norwegian and the sound of the J varies a bit according to the word. In some instances it's like an I in the middle of a word (which means like an E pronounced in english, different from the "ai" sound), in others it's more like a G.

As for Mjolnir, I'm not familiar with the phonetic alphabet used by Bored Yesterday, but it should be like the first instance I mentioned (= I). The double ee in the end should also sound I, so, phonetic wise, it should be Miolniir.

[Bored Yesterday]

Sounds like you guys are sort of in agreement. I hope I'm not the only clueless Avengers fan around. Shucks.

[Kazekun]

You say it like this:

Mjolnir (myOl-near)

Short m followed by a short y (in the same sillible), then a long O & then a short l. You end it by say the word near.

Do not say (My-ol-near). Or (Me-ol-near).

[Nutcase65]

I pronounce it

"Thor's Hammer"

and

The thing that Tony Stark will soon have to have surgically removed from his,.. uhm,.. exhaust pipe.

[The Night Phantom]

I think that if ever Bendis gets his hands on Thor’s hammer, its name will be pronounced “MOYLNIR”. ;D

[Nutcase65]

If Thor were to turn mOYlner (thats just too funny phantom), if he were to turn into a Norse suppository for Stark, would Stark then be stuck to the ground? Not being worthy of lifting it.

[silvermoth]

I prefer saying Myol-ner. But when I was younger and more foolish I used to call it mar-jol-ner lol

[Bored Yesterday]

Margarine-er? Yeah, I heard that Thor was coming back with an enchanted butter knife.

[Nutcase65]

Margeriner? What about I can't believe it's not Thors?

[The Night Phantom]

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Balder!

[Nutcase65]

nightphantom said:

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Balder!

THANK YOU, I knew there was a good one out there and I knew mine sucked. THANK YOU, I will sleep better tonight because you figured that one out. ;D

[lupa]

I used to pronounce it mo-ji-nr but lately I decided to do more research and I actually found some websites that tell you how to pronounce it properly according to www.dictionary.com/browse/mjolnir
Mjolnir is actually pronounced [myawl-nir] it's Scandinavian in origin and is described as "the hammer of Thor, used as a weapon against the Jotuns, heard as thunder by humans." Hope This helps🙂

[jamescook]

As it is said in the films and interviews, it is 2 syllables, myol- near, but I would say that it is however you pronounce it in your mind, as with most comics, it is your imagination helped with pictures, so it really does not matter

[livedumpster]

Well I always said it like MY OWNER