of Fáfnir has continued to have influence in the modern period, such as in the works of J.R.R Tolkien, who drew inspiration from the tale of Fáfnir in...
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The Fafnir Bearing Company was a major American manufacturer of ball bearings. The company was founded in New Britain, Connecticut on March 8, 1911, by...
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famously, Sigurd killing the serpent/dragon Fáfnir and obtaining the cursed ring Andvaranaut that Fáfnir guarded. The saga is largely based on the epic...
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Fáfnismál (redirect from Lay of Fafnir)
slay Fáfnir, a golden hoard guarding dragon. Sigurd hides in a pit near Fafnir's lair and springs out of it stabbing Fáfnir in the heart. Fáfnir, mortally...
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referenced as one item Sigurð takes from Fafnir's hoard after he slays him in Völsunga saga. In the prose of Reginsmál, Fáfnir is described as owning the helm...
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is a son of Hreiðmarr and the foster father of Sigurð. His brothers are Fáfnir and Ótr. When Loki mistakenly kills Ótr, Hreiðmarr demands to be repaid...
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the child of Loki and Angrboða. Fáfnir is a widely attested dragon that has a prominent role in the Völsung Cycle. Fafnir took the form of a dragon after...
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Look up Fafnir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fáfnir is a worm in Germanic folklore who is killed by a member of the Völsung family. Fafnir or Fafner...
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Unlimited Fafnir, originally titled Jūō Mujin no Fafnir (銃皇無尽のファフニール, Jūō Mujin no Fafunīru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa and illustrated...
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order to find Fáfnir the dragon and take his treasure. There they dig a pit in the path used by Fáfnir, and then he crawled into it. When Fáfnir came to the...
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