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How Thor got his hammer - Scott A. Mellor

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Loki the mischief-maker, writhes in Thor’s iron grip. The previous night, he’d snuck up on Thor’s wife and shorn off her beautiful hair. To fix what he’d done, Loki rushes to the dwarves and tricks them into making gifts for the gods. Wanting to best their smith rivals, the dwarves make a set of golden treasures, including a hammer called Mjolnir. Scott A. Mellor traces the legend of Thor’s hammer.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Scott A. Mellor
Director
Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Animator
Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou
Composer
Utkucan Eken (Playhead)
Sound Designer
Lister Rossel (Playhead)
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Fact-Checker
Francisco Diez

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