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Fafnir

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Faf·nir  (fävnr, -nîr)
n. Mythology
The Norse dragon that guarded the treasure of the Nibelungs and was slain by Sigurd.
Fafnir [ˈfæfnɪə ˈfæv-]
n
(Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth the son of Hreidmar, whom he killed to gain the cursed treasure of Andvari. He became a dragon and was slain by Sigurd while guarding the treasure
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Noun1.Fafnir - (Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd
Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity


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Other heroes associated with particular weapons include Thor, who fights with the hammer Mjollnir; Sigurd, who slays the treasure-hoarding dragon Fafnir with his sword Gram; and Beowulf, whose strength is such that no weapon is greater, but who is said to fight with the sword Hrunting against Grendel's dam, and the sword Naegling in his final, fatal, battle with the dragon.
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The stone's inscription, incised ribbon-like around pictorial representations of significant characters, tells the story of the hero Sigurd and how he killed the dragon Fafnir and discovered the plot of Regin, his treacherous companion.
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