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Comments by "XtreeM FaiL" (@XtreeM_FaiL) on "The Finnish Vikings: Full History" video.
"He wields a hammer or axe." Yesn't! Ukonvaaja is an axe-hammer.
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@nippernappertton Yes. Perkele most likely comes from Perkunas (or its "relatives") Ukonvaaja could also mean fulgrite. It can't be really use as a tool, but maybe they were treated as magic relics some sort.
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@iamra_n3189 So true. Ukko ylijumala Ukko the supreme god. Thor is only a god. :)
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No connection to Thor, just a coincident (probably) Ukko/perkele. Slavic, Proto-indo European, Baltic... gods Perkūnas. Perkūns. Perkunos. Perun. Perkwunos. Perëndi.
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