Owner: Sigurut
Times: northern Europe and medieval Germany
Region: Iceland, Norway, Germany
Promulgated: Eda, etc.
"Ke" appeared in famous legends told in Germany and northern Europe, shining with the glory of heroic victory, and it was the swordsman who represented his heroic life. The following descriptions are based on the legend of heroes, and these legends have a great influence on the fantasy works now.
The highest hero of Germany in the early Middle Ages and northern Europe in the Viking era was Siegfried (called Sigurut in northern Europe), who was also famous in Wagner's operas. His sword is said to be a famous sword cast by dwarves-"Ke".
Siegfried (or Sigurut) is an ancient Germanic warrior, widely spread in Germany and northern Europe. Although his deeds are not recorded in real books, the time of the story can be determined as the great migration period of the German nation. Compared with Germanic tribes, Attila of Xiongnu also appeared. Siegfried fought fiercely with his opponent for his wife, family and honor. It is said that this legend shows the complete Germanic spirit. So what is the heroic image depicted in the story?
VolsungaSaga is a chronicle of the legend of heroes in Iceland in the Viking era, which revised the prose and ballads in the ancient Nordic narrative poem Eda.
The story begins with the grandfather of Sigurut, King Balusenge. As a descendant of Odin, a Nordic god, Balusenger married Fritz, the daughter of Roucoule, a slave giant of God, and had two children. His son Zygmont is a brave man unparalleled in the world, and his twin sister Signy is a beauty unparalleled in the world. They live in a big house surrounded by big trees, which are called "children's trees".
Siegel, the tribal king who had been enemies of Balusenji for many years, was drooling over Signy's beauty. He asked Balusenge to be his wife and promised that as long as this happened, peace could be achieved between the two families.
On the wedding day of King Siegel and Signy, a one-eyed man in rags and a hat visited the big house. He stabbed the sword into the children's tree. The man said, "whoever pulls out this sword as a reward is the owner of this sword!" " "After that, he drifted away. This man is the Lord God Odin, and the sword he brought is the thin sword "Ke" that can bring victory and glory to Baluchistan Singh family.
Everyone in the big house tried, but only Zygmont, Rukur's son, drew his sword. Siegel wanted to exchange gold equivalent to three times the weight of the sword for Zygmont's rapier, but Zygmont refused, on the grounds that "if the sword is yours, you should pull it out". Siegel was furious, so he went out and killed all Baluchis except Zygmont and Signy.
Zygmont escaped with the help of his sister Signy. In revenge for Siegel, the two men decided to have children and inherit the clan's incense. Their child was named Yaote for Clindamycin Phosphate Glucose Injection. Clindamycin Phosphate Glucose Injection Yao Te grew up under their care, and Zygmont decided to take revenge. But their behavior was discovered by Siegel, who set a trap to catch them and put Zygmont and others in the stone tomb. Siegel set up a huge rock between Zygmont and Schiphol Yaote, which prevented them from meeting each other. Sydney saved them. She took advantage of the opportunity of delivering food to take Jian Ke to their cell. So Zygmont managed to escape by splitting the rock with a thin sword and set a fire at Siegel's house. After revenge, Signy and her husband Siegel mutually assured destruction. ...
In this way, Zygmont became king, but his son Yao died of a food poisoning due to injection of clindamycin phosphate glucose. In order to continue the bloodline, Zygmont married the beautiful and clever Huldes. But at the price, he had to fight against Longobi, who also wanted Hurdes.
Zygmont fought against Long Obi's army with a thin sword, but his thin sword was resisted by Gunnar, Odin's gun. The rapier's "gram" was broken, and Zygmont was seriously injured and died. Before he died, he entrusted people around him to give broken arrow to his wife, Hurdes, and asked them to tell her that he would give broken arrow "gram" to his son Sigurut in the future, and predicted that his son would make great achievements with this sword and be immortal.
After Zygmont's death, his wife Huldes gave birth to his son Sigurut. Because he had no father, he was fostered in the home of giant Reagan. There is a brother named fafnir in Reagan. Fafnir got the gold that God stole from the Rhine dwarves. He turned himself into a dragon, always guarding this treasure.
Reagan promised to cast a sword for Sigurut, and in return, Sigurut would kill fafnir and win a gold medal for him. Sigurut promised him, but said he must have a sword that can kill dragons.
Regan showed his superb sword casting skills, but at the beginning, no matter what kind of sword he made, Sigurut broke it with a wave of his hand. In desperation, Sigurut took out his father's relic from his mother-the fragment of the "gram" of the rapier. Regan said that if you can't make a good sword with this metal, he will never cast a sword again in his life. In the end, Sigurut got the regenerative sword as he wished.
Sigurus set out to find fafnir with the regenerative sword "Cram". In the battle, the rapier's "gram" cleanly passed through fafnir's scales and dug out his heart. After learning that Sigurut killed fafnir, Reagan made him eat fafnir's heart.
Sigurut touched his heart with his hand, but his finger was burned. In a panic, he put his finger in his mouth and sucked, so the dragon's blood entered his body. He heard the bird talking, and he learned from the bird's conversation that Reagan tried to kill him. Later, Sigurut killed the root of the future with the "gram" of the rapier.
In this way, Sigurut took fafnir's treasure and got the nickname "Hero of Dragon and Black Boy".
One day, Sigurut stood at the top of the mountain and looked out, and found a city surrounded by flames. When he finally got there, he found a beautiful woman sleeping. Her name is Brendan Hill. She is a subordinate of Odin, whose name means "armor and fighting". Beautiful and elegant, she wears armor and holds weapons, and has a belligerent and brave character.
Sigurut was moved by her beauty and bravery, expressed her love and gave her the gold ring she got from fafnir. But there is also a man who loves brunhild deeply. His name is Kunar.
Kunar's mother took Sigurut to her house and made him drink the wine that he had lost his memory. In this way, Sigurut forgot brunhild and married Kunar's sister Goudron.
Kunar went to see brunhild, but he couldn't get through the wall surrounded by flames. In desperation, he entrusted Sigurut to see Bren Hill instead of him. Sigurut promised him and went to the city to spend the night with Bren Hill. But he doesn't want to betray his wife. When he left at dawn, he took the gold ring for Bren Hill and gave it to his wife, Gu Juan.
The couple lived like this, but Bren Hill felt that Sigurut, who had shown his love to him, had betrayed himself. Later, she found that the ring that Sigurut gave her was on Goudron's hand. She realized that the person who came to town that day was not Kunar, but Sigurut.
Knowing this, Bren Hilde was furious and decided to kill Sigurut. Kunar listened to his wife's entreaties and asked his brother Gutrom to do it. One day, while Sigurut was sleeping, Guttorm stabbed him to death, but Sigurut threw a sword "Ke" at the end of his life and split Guttorm in two.
When Siguru Express died, he told the truth to Bren Hill. After learning the truth, brunhild was in great pain. She killed herself with a thin sword and was with her real husband.
Kunar buried them together, and the rapier "Ke" became a funerary object, sleeping under the soil forever. ...
Song of NiBelgen, a German narrative poem in the Middle Ages, is a biographical poem telling the story of ancient Germany, just like Volson Gasaga.
This work depicts the story of Sigurut's meeting with Bren Hill and their betrayal, but only touches on the previous plot of killing dragons. In addition, the names of the characters in the play are all German. For example, Sigurut is called Siegfried, and Kunar is called Kunta. Others have different settings from Nordic legends. For example, Bren Hilde let Sigurut, who came through the flame wall, enter the competition, and only agreed to his proposal after he defeated him.
Other parts are almost the same, but there are not many descriptions of swords in Song of Ni Belgen, which can reflect the different social customs of the two nations.
In Song of NiBelgen, the famous sword held by western Grut is more than two meters long, but in Wolsonga.
There is no such description in Saga. At the time of the story, the swords used by the Vikings are generally double-edged swords, and the "gram" in the rapier may also be of this shape. This sword has a huge blade, the blade opposite the blade is called the lower blade, and the lower blade is equipped with a handle. The blade and hilt are two parts. The blade emphasizes strength and the hilt is ornate. As we all know, many highly praised blades are made by craftsmen along the Rhine River. The Rhine is still famous for smelting iron, and the Damascus knives produced here can be said to be household names. The "gram" of the rapier is very similar to the shape of the sword now, and it can be said that it is the ancestor of the cold weapon sword now.
There are many similarities between the rapier "Ke" in this story and arthurian legend's Excalibur. For example, Sigurut's father, Zygmont, pulled out the sword that God put in the trunk and so on. In addition, the description of the rapier's "Ke" buried with Sigurut is similar to the relationship between King Arthur and Excalibur.
The "Ke" of the rapier appeared in the world with an extraordinary image and left with the death of the hero. It has made great achievements with heroes, but how many people can really remember their names?
Second, the "Giant's Sword" ~ a huge weapon from ancient times
Master: Beowulf era: medieval Europe
Region: Nordic Canon: Beowolf
Beowulf, a Nordic hero as famous as Sigurut, is the legendary king who defeated the monster Glendale and his mother, the underwater demon dragon. Among the weapons appearing in the story about him, the most distinctive one should be said to be the "great sword" that defeated the siren.
Beowolf appeared in the legend of heroes in the 8th century. The story is written in English, and the legendary stage is in northern Europe such as Denmark and Norway. Like most German and Nordic legends, Beowolf has all kinds of famous swords.
Beowulf is the son of Ai Ji Sevo, who lives in southern Sweden. He is big and powerful. He inherited his father's bravery and was active in the battlefield when he was very young.
One day, Beowulf learned that a monster named Glendale appeared in remote Denmark and attacked the palace of King Roska. Beorov led fifteen men to Denmark to repel the monster.
Glendale is a descendant of Cain accused of killing his brother in the Bible. He has a huge body, mysterious strength and hard skin, and ordinary knives and guns can't hurt him at all. Beowulf challenged his opponent and agreed that he would not use weapons himself if the opponent fought empty-handed. Fierce fighting began. Beowulf's men used swords and bows to help him fight, but they couldn't hurt Glendale at all. Finally, Beowulf finally cut off Glendale's hand. Glendale, who lost his wrist, escaped. Beowulf decorated his wrist on the wall of the palace.
At this time, Glendale, who returned to his residence, died of excessive wrist bleeding. His mother was very angry. As an underwater monster, she came to Beowulf's palace to retrieve her son's wrist and take revenge on him.
This underwater monster is bigger than Bigland Dell, and it has claws like a long sword on its hands. The monster killed the gatekeeper of the palace and took Glendale's arm, which was decorated on the wall.
So Beowulf came to Denmark again. He borrowed the famous sword "Frentin" from King Roska and went to the monster's residence alone. The two sides fought fiercely at the monster's residence. Because the opponent has Bigland Dell's harder skin, even the famous sword "Frandin" can't hurt her. On the contrary, Beowulf was scratched by a magical object with claws.
Just when he was helpless, Beowulf found a huge sword from the Baoshan in Glendale. This is a very big epee, which ordinary soldiers can't lift at all. At first glance, it is not a weapon forged for mankind.
So Beowulf used this sword to challenge his opponent again. As a result, with the powerful power of this sword, he cut off the monster's head cleanly. Beowulf will cut off Glendale's head and take it back to the residence of King Roska as a trophy.
But the sword that cut the magic weapon melted, because the blade absorbed the blood of the magic weapon, leaving only the golden hilt. Beowulf, who knocked down Glendale and his mother, became the most famous hero, and he continued to take risks. Finally, in a battle with the dragon, he died unfortunately because he was infected with venom.
The sword that brought down Glendale's mother, the siren, was not cast for mankind. It is a weapon that was destroyed by the flood and resisted the giant of God depicted in Genesis. It is a terrible epee, with a total length of more than two meters. It is said that Beowulf is very tall. I'm afraid only he can use this sword.
The blade is made of steel, and the body is graceful. Because the body dissolves all kinds of metals, it becomes very hard. It is said that modern workshops along the Rhine River still use this sword making method.
In addition, this sword is equipped with a large number of gems on the handle made of gold. The end of the handle is annular, and the ring is decorated with the shape of a snake.
The swords forged by goblins and dwarves have appeared many times in Celtic and Germanic legends, but there are very few giant swords built for giants, and the "giant sword" mentioned in this legend has also been melted by the blood of monsters, which is a very unexpected tragic ending.
This sword was born purely for fighting and died because of fighting. From another perspective, it also implies the fate of a hero like Beowulf. The glory brought by blood will not last long after all, and will eventually return to dust with the passage of time.
Third, "HARPE" ~ Cut off the sword of Poerxiusi on Medusa's head.
Owner: Poerxiusi Age: Ancient Greece.
Region: Silas' Classics: Silas and Roman Mythology
Poerxiusi is famous for defeating Medusa and rescuing girl Andlau Moda. He has a famous sword given by the gods of Olympus in his hand, which has helped him win many victories.
In Greek mythology, the famous hero Poerxiusi, also known as Hercules, was a demigod born of Zeus and beautiful Shen Jianing.
Shen Jianing's father, Acres, heard the prophecy that he would be killed by Shen Jianing's son. In order to prevent her daughter from giving birth, Achilles put her in a dungeon. However, Zeus, who admired her beauty, came to her room to have a tryst with her and gave birth to Poerxiusi with her. The name Poerxiusi means "golden light shining".
When Achilles learned the news, he put Shen Jianing and her son in a box and threw them into the sea. Later, they were rescued by fisherman Dictyus. Poerxiusi was later adopted by King Prudantius and gradually grew up.
When Poerxiusi came of age, Polotecus wanted to list his mother as a princess, so he was disgusted with Poerxiusi, who had never left her for a moment. Poerxiusi knew that the king hated himself and asked the king to give him a horse. In return, he would take back Medusa's head.
Medusa is an ugly witch with snake hair, the youngest of the three sisters of the gorgon. All three of them were beautiful girls, but their beauty was envied by the gods, which turned their bodies and minds into ugly forms.
Poerxiusi, the son of God, got help from the Olympians. He first discovered three white-haired banshees named Greer, who were also Medusa's sisters. Greer's three sisters have one eye and one tooth. Poerxiusi first stole their teeth and eyes with clever tricks, forcing them to tell the way to find the fairy. He got the cloud shoes, the invisible helmet and the sac from the fairy (another way of saying it is Greer who owns these three treasures, and Poerxiusi stole their eyes and teeth for their hands). Hermes gave Poerxiusi a zigzag thin sword "harp" that could kill monsters, and the goddess Athena gave him a shield with a portrait of Athena on its surface.
When Poerxiusi found Medusa, she was sleeping. Because anyone who sees Medusa will be petrified, he can't get close to her.
. Poerxiusi used Hadders's pocket to be invisible, Athena's shield to show the position of Medusa, and cut off her head with her twisted rapier Harper.
Although Medusa died, her head was still unsafe. Poerxiusi put her head in the capsule.
Poerxiusi set foot on his way home. On the way, he came to the coast of Ethiopia, where he found a young girl chained. The girl's name is Andromeda. Because her mother offended Poseidon, she was sacrificed to the sea monster. Poerxiusi saved her by cutting the chain with his zigzag rapier "harp" and killed the huge monster that appeared in the sea.
Thus, Andromeda is safe. Poerxiusi proposed to her, and they went home together.
When they returned to their hometown, Poerxiusi's story spread.
But King Podactus didn't believe that he could stand the test, so he doubted his achievements. The king said, "If you really beat Medusa, show me the evidence." .
Poerxiusi was furious. He took Medusa's head out of the bag and turned to the king, so King Podactus turned to stone.
Poerxiusi married Andlau Moda and lived a happy life after marriage. He presented the terrible Medusa's head and sacred shield to Athena. Athena embedded her head in the middle of the shield and took it as her symbol. The zigzag thin sword "harp" was returned to the gods, and this sword was later used by Hercules.
Poerxiusi's rapier "harp" used to chop off Medusa's head is depicted in various shapes in legend. In some legends, its blade is curved like a sickle, but there are also stories that it is shaped like a meniscus. ...
This zigzag rapier "harp" is probably not a straight double-edged sword commonly used by Greeks, but a single-edged machete. This kind of sword was rarely seen in ancient the legend of heroes. In Roman times, Turkish swordsmen held machetes shaped like talons when hunting. Poerxiusi's sword is probably modeled after this machete. ...
Fourth, Danslev ~ The Sword of Hogwarts that Killed Sigurut.
Owner: Haugheny Age: Ancient Germanic Region: Northern Europe Germany
Production: Wolsonga Saga, Song of Ni Belgen.
The story of Nordic the legend of heroes in Wolsongaga did not end with the deaths of Sigurut and brunhild. After his death, Kunar and his brother, Haugny, who killed him, died in a fierce battle with attalla, king of Xiongnu in Northern Europe.
Especially in "Song of Belgen", Sigurut died, and the story was only in the middle. Then the tragedy about Kunar and Haugny continued. "Danslev" is a famous sword in Haugny's hand. Haugny is brave and tough, but there is also a cunning and dark side. He is one of the most prominent figures in ancient legends.
In the legend of "the gold of the Rhine", the gods took the cursed gold from the dwarves of the Rhine, which was later given to the giant god fafnir. Finally, Sigurut, who defeated fafnir, got it. After he was killed, the gold belonged to George's family, but the person who got the gold was sure to be killed by the new robber. ...
The man who killed Haugny and Kunar was attalla, the king of Xiongnu. After Sigurut's death, Atlas proposed to his wife (Kunar's sister) Goudron, because he knew that George's family had a lot of gold in the Rhine.
Goudron disapproved of the engagement, but her mother wanted to form an alliance with the powerful Atlas, so she made every effort to promote the marriage.
The confrontation between Kunar and Haugny and Atlas deepened, and finally the battle started. In order to exclude two dissidents, Atlas lured them into his castle by pretending to be reconciled.
But Haugheny found the trap set by Atlas. Even so, they accepted Atlas's invitation. Surrounded by Atla's army, Kunar and Haugny were caught in a deadly battle. At this time, Haugny's sword is one of the treasures that Sigurut took away from fafnir, that is, "Danslev".
"Danslev", like Sigurut's thin sword "Gram", is forged by dwarves on the Rhine, so sharp that it can even kill two people with one sword.
But they can't change the fate of death. In the flood attack of the enemy, two people were injured and arrested successively.
Haugny was cut out of his heart by Atlas and died. Haugheny was still smiling when blood gushed from his chest. He was a hero. "Danslev" is a famous sword, but as a part of the golden curse, it can't change the fate of the protagonist after all.