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Do you know that “Thursday” (-zdā or –zdĭ) n. --abbrev. “Thurs.”-- ….
5th day of the week (if Sunday is the first day of your week); Holy ~:.[OE thur(e)sdæg Thor’s day, rendering LL dies Fovis day of Jupiter]

Did you also know that “Thursday”, was called "Thor's Day" or "Thorsdagar" in Old Norse? The day was named for a huge and hearty Norse God who was a defender against the world of chaos with his mighty hammer, referred to as Mjollnir the Destroyer. Thor's hammer was said to be made of stone and to have fallen from the heavens as a meteorite. Ancient alchemists believed there were two kinds of meteorites: Glass and the Irons. Moldavite is just one of many kinds of Glass meteorites that reach the Earth's surface. The other kind of meteorite, The Irons, includes metals such as copper, nickel and iron. It was thought the Mjollnir was an iron and nickel alloy meteorite forged by Sindri the dwarf, an alchemist and smith of magical and mysterious metals. Thor's hammer obeyed his every command doing his bidding and returning to his hand once thrown. Thor commanded the thunderbolts, and could sling them at his foes. Known as a Storm God, Thor was easily irritated. He would roar like thunder and sling thunderbolts when angered. On the other hand, he could be benevolent and a strong friend to farmers by bringing rain when needed.