Gram (mythology)
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In Germanic mythology, Gram in Norse legend, or Balmung in the Middle High German epic poem Nibelungenlied, is a magical godlike sword, specifically the sword that the hero Sigurd used to kill the dra
A depiction of Sigurd with Gram on the Ramsund carving, dated to around the year 1030
Sigmund's Sword by Johannes Gehrts (1889)
Sigurd proofs the sword Gram by Johannes Gehrts (1901)
Sigurd
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In Nordic tradition, Sigurd or Sigvard, in German tradition, Siegfried, is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon — known in Nordic tradition as Fafnir — and who was later mur
Gram (mythology)
…Gramr, "ill-tempered"), or Balmung in the Middle High German epic poem Nibelungenlied, is a magical godlike sword, specifically the sword that the hero Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fafnir. It is primarily used by the Völsungs in the Völsung Cycle, however, it is also seen in other legends, such as the…
The death of Siegfried. Hagen stands to the right of Siegfried with a bow. From the Hundeshagenscher Kodex.
Siegfried's Departure from Kriemhild, by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, c. 1843
Siegfried and the dragon - From the painting by Delitz, found in The Victrola book of the opera, 1910.