Fáfnir

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In Germanic heroic legend and folklore, Fáfnir was a dwarf who had shapeshifted into a Germanic dragon (a worm or serpent) to protect a treasure, eventually being slain by one of the Völsungs, usually said to be Sigurð. In Nordic mythology, Fáfnir is the son of Hreiðmarr and the brother of Regin and Ótr. He is attested throughout the Völsung Cycle, where he commits patricide out of greed, taking the ring and hoard of the dwarf Andvari and shapeshifting into a dragon. Fáfnir's brother, Regin, later assists Sigurð in obtaining the sword Gram by which Fáfnir is killed. Fáfnir has been identified with an unnamed dragon killed by a Völsung in other Germanic works, including Beowulf, the Nibelunglied and a number of skaldic poems. Fáfnir and his killing by Sigurð are further represented in numerous medieval carvings from the British Isles and Scandinavia, and a single axe head in a Scandinavian style found in Russia. The story of Fáfnir has continued its influence in modern literature, such as...

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