Gram

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Gram is a legendary sword from Norse mythology, famously wielded by the hero Sigurd to slay the dragon Fafnir.

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Gram canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary sword
mythological weapon
object from Norse mythology
appearsInTradition Norse mythology
appearsInWork Völsunga saga
associatedWith treasure of Fafnir
linked to: Nibelung hoard
associatedWithFamily Völsung clan
associatedWithHero dragon-slayer archetype
belongsToGenre heroic legend
brokenDuring battle with Lyngvi and his brothers
connectedMyth curse of Andvari's gold
linked to: Andvari's gold
culturalInfluenceOn Germanic heroic legend
modern fantasy literature
culture Germanic
forgedBy Regin
givenBy Odin
hasAlternativeName Balmung
Gramr
Nothung
keptWhere Regin's smithy (after reforging)
languageOfName Old Norse
linked to: Old Norse language
laterOwnedBy Sigurd
mythicFunction marks the chosen hero
notableOwnerRole Sigmund as Völsung hero
Sigurd as dragon slayer
linked to: Sigurd
originallyOwnedBy Sigmund
originStory sword thrust by Odin into the tree Barnstokkr
property could cleave wool floating on water
could cut an anvil in two
unmatched sharpness
reforgedFrom fragments of Sigmund's sword
regionOfMyth Scandinavia
relatedWeapon Excalibur (by later comparison)
linked to: Excalibur

Tyrfing
symbolizes divine favor
heroic destiny
testDescribedAs cutting an anvil in the Völsunga saga
cutting wool in water in the Völsunga saga
timePeriodOfMyth medieval Icelandic literature record
usedBy Sigmund
Sigurd
usedFor dragon slaying
heroic feats
usedToKill Fafnir
linked to: Fáfnir
weaponType sword
wonBy Sigmund pulling it from Barnstokkr

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