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 called an inuksuk 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] Far more likely is that it is part of the long inuksuk building traditions of the Dorset culture and related groups, rather than being constructed by Norse colonists. [2]

  1. ^ Lee, Thomas E. (1971). Archaeological investigations of a longhouse, Pamiok Island, Ungava, 1970. Centre d'études nordiques de l'Université Laval.
  2. ^ Gendron, Daniel. "On the “Viking” presence in Nunavik: Much ado about nothing!" Études/Inuit/Studies, volume 39, number 2, 2015, p. 285–293. https://doi.org/10.7202/1038151ar (accessed Oct 16 2024)