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=== Historical Background === |
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In the Norse chronicle ''Volsunga Saga'' and the German epic, ''Nibelungenlied'', Balmung was the sword of Siegfried. It was used to slay [[Fafnir]]. Siegfried won Balmung from the Niebelung. |
In the Norse chronicle ''Volsunga Saga'' and the German epic, ''Nibelungenlied'', Balmung was the sword of Siegfried. It was used to slay [[Fafnir]]. Siegfried won Balmung from the Niebelung. |
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Historical Background
In the Norse chronicle Volsunga Saga and the German epic, Nibelungenlied, Balmung was the sword of Siegfried. It was used to slay Fafnir. Siegfried won Balmung from the Niebelung.