![]() ![]() A dwarven smith/warrior named Regin came to stay with Sigurd to train him. Signy kept the two pieces of the legendary sword and passed them down to her son Sigurd, who became a renowned figure in his own right. Sigmund used the sword in several battles until it was broken in two. The king wished for the sword, but Sigmund refused to part with it because it was a gift from Odin. All the guests tried and failed to remove the sword, all save Sigmund. He declared that anyone who could remove the blade would find no better weapon in all his days. At his sister Signy’s wedding, Odin appeared as he was wont to do and thrust a sword, Gramr, into a tree. The Volsunga Saga of Icelandic lore tells of a warrior named Sigmund. Gramr: The Sword From the Volsunga Saga Artist’s impression of Sigurd facing Fafnir, by Istrandar, 2019, via DeviantArt However, during the 6th century when King Arthur supposedly lived (the earliest sources date to this period), it is more than likely he would have had a short blade, similar to a Roman gladius.Ģ. Sir Bedivere took Excalibur and returned it to the Lady of the Lake, and Arthur was bound to the island of Avalon, where according to legend he rests until the hour of Britain’s greatest need.Įxcalibur is often portrayed as a longsword. Your browser does not support the audio element.Arthur was said to have fought his nephew Mordred at the Battle of Camlann and suffered a mortal wound.
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