It Looks Like Thor Will Be Wielding the Weapon Jarnbjorn in AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
Judging by a recent piece of concept art released in a teaser video for Avengers: Infinity War with Thor fighting alongside Rocket Raccoon, it doesn't look like Thor will be doing battle with his usual weapon, Mjolnir. It was recently brought to my attention that he's not wielding that weapon in the art. No, the weapon he's got in his hands is called Jarnbjorn, and it's a freakin' battle axe!
This is a weapon that Thor used in the comics when he was not worthy of Mjolnir. The battle axe was forged by the Dwarfs of Nidavellir, and it's indestructible thanks to an enchantment that was placed on it.
Jarnbjorn is naturally sharper than almost any earthly weapon and can cut virtually anything. It's also said that it can "be used to defend against any attack, even bursts of energy like Apocalypse's optic beam." Also, thanks to Thor's own enchantment with his own blood, Jarnbjorn can pierce the armor of Celestials.
There's no information on whether or not Thor has become unworthy of Mjolnir's love again, forcing him to use Jarnbjorn, but maybe he's just looking to switch things up in the weapons department. Maybe there's something about Jarnbjorn that works well fighting against Thanos. Remember, Thanos is an Eternal, who is "empowered by genetic modifications orchestrated by the Celestials."
We'll just have to wait and see how things play out with Thor in Thor: Ragnarok. After all, we did see a photo from the set of Ragnarok featuring Thor with a battle axe next to him. I imagine that this is the same weapon. I included that photo below.
Via: CB