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Engraved mug, Saga of Sigurd approx. 500 ml
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Sigurd grew up with King Hjalprek in Denmark. His father had been murdered, and his mother then remarried Hjalprek's son Alf. Sigurd was raised to manhood by the king's smith, a dwarf named Regin. As the years passed, Sigurd grew into a stately young man that few could match, and his strength and bravery were widely known. One day, Regin called Sigurd to him and told him the story of his life.
Regin's father was named Reidmar, and he was one of the wealthiest dwarfs. Regin's brothers were Fafnir and Otter. Otter could take the shape of an animal and used to hunt and fish transformed as an otter. One afternoon, Otter was lying on the shore in his animal form eating a salmon. Then the Æsir Odin, Hönir, and Loki happened to pass by, not knowing who the otter really was. They wanted to stay overnight with the wealthy Reidmar, but they could not get there without gifts, so Loki hurled a stone at Otter, who died. The animal was then skinned and subsequently presented to Reidmar. He naturally saw who they had killed and was beside himself with grief and rage. Therefore, he demanded a heavy wergild – the skin was first to be filled with gold, and then it was to be completely covered on the outside.
Nearby lived the immensely wealthy dwarf Andvari, who could also transform into animals. Loki set off and managed to capture Andvari when he was a pike. He took the dwarf's gold as payment to set him free. But Andvari tried to smuggle away a magical gold ring. Loki saw this and demanded that one as well. Then Andvari pronounced a curse over the entire treasure, and especially the ring. Whoever owned Andvari's gold would forever be struck by death and misfortune.
With the treasure, Loki could pay the wergild, but he kept the ring. When Reidmar examined the otter skin, he saw that it was not completely covered with gold – a whisker was sticking out. Then Loki placed Andvari's precious ring there, and they were free.
However, the treasure was cursed, and Reidmar was murdered by his son Fafnir, who wanted all the gold for himself. Afterwards, Fafnir transformed into a dragon, took the treasure out to the dreadful Gnitaheid, and lay down to guard the gold.
All of this Regin told to Sigurd. Regin wanted revenge, but he could not do it himself. Therefore, he now asked for Sigurd's help. As a reward, Sigurd would receive the horse Grani and the magical sword Gram. With these gifts, Sigurd could then ride off and avenge his father's murderer. When that was done, Sigurd would help Regin and slay Fafnir.
No sooner said than done. When Sigurd had finished his task, he set off for Gnitaheid to find the dragon. Fafnir used to drag himself down to a small lake every day to drink, and where the dragon's body was dragged along, a path had formed. Sigurd dug a pit in the path and lay down in it to wait for the dragon with his sword raised high. Then came a bearded man in grey clothes with a walking staff and a pointed hat – Odin. He wanted to help Sigurd and advised him to dig more pits where the blood could drain out, otherwise Sigurd could drown in all the dragon's blood.
Soon the dragon arrived, and Sigurd drove the sword Gram all the way to the hilt when the heart was right above him. In the dragon's death throes, Fafnir reminded him of the curse that rested upon the treasure. When the dragon was dead, Regin suddenly leaped forth from a hiding place. He praised Sigurd and asked him to roast the dragon's heart. Sigurd did as he was asked while Regin went to rest for a while. To feel if the heart was done, Sigurd touched it with his finger, but burned himself. Instinctively, he put his finger in his mouth and thus got to taste dragon blood. This caused him to suddenly understand what the birds were singing.
The small birds in the trees whispered that Regin had treachery in mind, so Sigurd simply went and chopped off the dwarf's head. Once again, Andvari's ring had caused friends and kinsmen to slay one another. The treasure thus became Sigurd's, but he too was struck by the curse. But that is another story...
Regin's father was named Reidmar, and he was one of the wealthiest dwarfs. Regin's brothers were Fafnir and Otter. Otter could take the shape of an animal and used to hunt and fish transformed as an otter. One afternoon, Otter was lying on the shore in his animal form eating a salmon. Then the Æsir Odin, Hönir, and Loki happened to pass by, not knowing who the otter really was. They wanted to stay overnight with the wealthy Reidmar, but they could not get there without gifts, so Loki hurled a stone at Otter, who died. The animal was then skinned and subsequently presented to Reidmar. He naturally saw who they had killed and was beside himself with grief and rage. Therefore, he demanded a heavy wergild – the skin was first to be filled with gold, and then it was to be completely covered on the outside.
Nearby lived the immensely wealthy dwarf Andvari, who could also transform into animals. Loki set off and managed to capture Andvari when he was a pike. He took the dwarf's gold as payment to set him free. But Andvari tried to smuggle away a magical gold ring. Loki saw this and demanded that one as well. Then Andvari pronounced a curse over the entire treasure, and especially the ring. Whoever owned Andvari's gold would forever be struck by death and misfortune.
With the treasure, Loki could pay the wergild, but he kept the ring. When Reidmar examined the otter skin, he saw that it was not completely covered with gold – a whisker was sticking out. Then Loki placed Andvari's precious ring there, and they were free.
However, the treasure was cursed, and Reidmar was murdered by his son Fafnir, who wanted all the gold for himself. Afterwards, Fafnir transformed into a dragon, took the treasure out to the dreadful Gnitaheid, and lay down to guard the gold.
All of this Regin told to Sigurd. Regin wanted revenge, but he could not do it himself. Therefore, he now asked for Sigurd's help. As a reward, Sigurd would receive the horse Grani and the magical sword Gram. With these gifts, Sigurd could then ride off and avenge his father's murderer. When that was done, Sigurd would help Regin and slay Fafnir.
No sooner said than done. When Sigurd had finished his task, he set off for Gnitaheid to find the dragon. Fafnir used to drag himself down to a small lake every day to drink, and where the dragon's body was dragged along, a path had formed. Sigurd dug a pit in the path and lay down in it to wait for the dragon with his sword raised high. Then came a bearded man in grey clothes with a walking staff and a pointed hat – Odin. He wanted to help Sigurd and advised him to dig more pits where the blood could drain out, otherwise Sigurd could drown in all the dragon's blood.
Soon the dragon arrived, and Sigurd drove the sword Gram all the way to the hilt when the heart was right above him. In the dragon's death throes, Fafnir reminded him of the curse that rested upon the treasure. When the dragon was dead, Regin suddenly leaped forth from a hiding place. He praised Sigurd and asked him to roast the dragon's heart. Sigurd did as he was asked while Regin went to rest for a while. To feel if the heart was done, Sigurd touched it with his finger, but burned himself. Instinctively, he put his finger in his mouth and thus got to taste dragon blood. This caused him to suddenly understand what the birds were singing.
The small birds in the trees whispered that Regin had treachery in mind, so Sigurd simply went and chopped off the dwarf's head. Once again, Andvari's ring had caused friends and kinsmen to slay one another. The treasure thus became Sigurd's, but he too was struck by the curse. But that is another story...
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