Ghal Maraz

Ghal Maraz ("skull splitter"), the Hammer of Sigmar, was wielded by the famed founder of the Empire, Sigmar Heldenhammer.

History

It was gifted to him by the Dwarf King Kurgan Ironbeard after Sigmar rescued him from a band of Greenskins. According to Alaric the Mad the hammer itself was crafted by ancient Dwarfs, and the skill, power and patience put into its creation was never possible again, effectively making Ghal Maraz unique in its power. Similar to many other Dwarf weapons, it contains immense power in the form of Runes.

When Sigmar abdicated he left Ghal Maraz behind as a symbol of the Emperor's authority. It has since been passed down from Emperor to Emperor, and is currently held by Karl Franz. During the Storm of Chaos however, Karl Franz granted the hammer to Valten, Sigmar's champion, to wield. Upon Valten's death the hammer presumably passed back to Karl Franz.

Quotes

I gave Sigmar this hammer for a reason. True enough, it is a weapon, a mighty weapon to be sure, but it is so much more than that. Ghal-maraz is a symbol of unity, a symbol of what can be achieved through unity. A hammer is force and dominance, has the power to create as well destroy. A hammer can crush and kill, but it can shape metal, build homes and mend that which is broken. See this mighty gift for what is, a weapon and a symbol of all that can be. Men of the lands west of the mountains, heed Sigmar's words, for he speaks with the wisdom of the ancients ~ Kurgan at the funeral of King Björn. [1a]

Notes

According to a sign on the wall of Bugman's Bar in Nottingham's Warhammer World, the Dwarfs reclaimed Ghal Maraz after Sigmar's death, considering it to have been loaned, rather than given. What subsequent Emperors, up to and including Franz, have possessed, is a replica, though the Dwarfs are unsure where it came from.

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Sources

• 1: Legend of Sigmar (anthology): Heldenhammer (novel)
  • 1a: Thirteen: A gathering of Kings, pg. 192-198
• Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), ^{Needs Citation}
• Heldenhammer (Novel), ^{Needs Citation}

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