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The Viking Age sword (also Viking sword) or Carolingian sword is the type of sword prevalent in Western and Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages.. The Viking Age or Carolingian-era sword developed in the 8th century from the Merovingian sword more specifically, the Frankish production of swords in the 6th to 7th century and during the 11th to 12th century in turn gave rise to the ...
In Norse mythology, the sword belonging to Freyr, a Norse god associated with sunshine, summer, and fair weather, is depicted as one of the few weapons that is capable of fighting on its own. Since Freyr gave up the sword to Skírnir for the hand of the giantess Gerðr , he will die at Ragnarök .
A depiction of Sigurd with Gram on the Ramsund carving, dated to around the year 1030. In Norse mythology, Gram (Old Norse Gramr, meaning "Wrath"), [1] also known as Balmung or Nothung, is the sword that Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fafnir. [2]
The swords are at the transitional point between the Viking sword and the high medieval knightly sword. Most have blades of Oakeshott type X. They are also the starting point of the much more varied high medieval tradition of blade inscriptions. The reverse sides of the blades are inlaid with a geometric pattern, usually a braid pattern between ...
Tyrfing as the coat of arms of Bolmsö parish Svafrlami secures the sword Tyrfing.. Tyrfing, also rendered as Tirfing or Tyrving, was a magic sword in Norse mythology, which features in the Tyrfing Cycle, which includes a poem from the Poetic Edda called Hervararkviða, and the Hervarar saga.
The category is for articles about weapons in Norse mythology. Pages in category "Mythological Norse weapons" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The Giant with the Flaming Sword (1909) by John Charles Dollman. In Norse mythology, Surtr (Old Norse "black" [1] or more narrowly "swart", [2] Surtur in modern Icelandic), also sometimes written Surt in English, [3] is a jötunn; he is the greatest of the fire giants and further serves as the guardian of Muspelheim, which is one of the only two realms to exist before the beginning of time ...
Riðill (sometimes anglicised to Rithill or Ridill) or Refil is a sword that appears in Norse Mythology, possessed by the dwarf Regin. Under the guidance of Regin, Sigurd killed Fáfnir, Regin's older brother that had killed their father Hreiðmarr and monopolized his treasure. Afterward, Fafnir's heart was cut out and roasted for Sigurd and ...