Gungnir
Gungnir is the spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology. It is known for always hitting the target of the attacker regardless of the attacker's skill. Runes were carved on the tip of Gungnir, as mentioned in the Poetic Edda poem Sigrdrífumál.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 1300
- Historical notes
- Documented in Poetic Edda poems including Völuspá and Sigrdrífumál from Norse Iron Age through medieval period.
Relationships
- serves
- Odin
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Gungnir (, "the rocking") is the spear of the god Odin. It is known for always hitting the target of the attacker regardless of the attacker's skill.”
#38415 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Odin carries the magical spear Gungnir ("The Spear of Heaven"), an artifact made of the metal uru, that can be used to channel the Odinforce. Even without the Odinforce, it can still match Thor's hammer in battle.”
#38515 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Wotan (Odin)'s spear Gungnir is inscribed with all the agreements and treaties which Wotan has made with various other beings, and is the record and source of his power.”
#41066 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Gungnir (, "the rocking") is the spear of the god Odin. It is said to always hit the target of the attacker.”
#41335 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001