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In Germanic mythology, Gram in Norse legend (Old Norse: Gramr, "Wrath"),[1] or Balmung in the Middle High German epic poem Nibelungenlied,[2] is a magical godlike sword, specifically the sword that the hero Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fafnir.[3] It is primarily used by the Völsungs in the Völsung Cycle, however, it is also seen in other legends, such as the Thidrekssaga in which it is wielded by Hildebrand.
The myth of Gram may be related to the british myth of "the sword in the stone", Excalibur, as Gram is thrusted into a tree, for which only the hero Sigmund can pull it out, much like how Excalibur only can be pulled out by the true king of England, King Arthur. The myth of Gram being broken and then reforged was also the inspiration of Tolkien's sword Narsil.[4]
In Richard Wagner's work, Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), it is referred to as Nothung ([ˈnoːtʊŋ], "child of need").[5]
- ^ Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-304-34520-2.
- ^ The Nibelungenlied: A Prose Translation. Translated by Armour, Margaret. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. 1934 [c. 1200]. Retrieved 2019-04-26 – via Project Gutenberg.
- ^ Sigurd—ein Held des Mittelalters (Edgar Haimerl)
- ^ Drout, Michael D. C. (2007). J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. Taylor & Francis. p. 703. ISBN 9780415969420. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ Cord, W. O. (1989). The Teutonic Mythology of Richard Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung". United Kingdom: Edwin Mellen Press. p. 22.
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