Hammer of Thor (monument)

60°0′14″N 70°26′10″W / 60.00389°N 70.43611°W / 60.00389; -70.43611

The Hammer of Thor monument
A silhouette showing the approximate size and shape of the monument.

The Hammer of Thor is a 3.3 metres (10.8 ft) tall, t-shaped, man-made rock formation, located along the Arnaud River in the Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada. It was discovered in 1964 by an archaeologist who thought it was erected by Vikings.[1] He named it "The Hammer of Thor", in reference to the hammer-wielding Thor of Norse culture.

  1. ^ Lee, Thomas E. (1971). Archaeological investigations of a longhouse, Pamiok Island, Ungava, 1970. Centre d'études nordiques de l'Université Laval.