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Fafnir

[ fahv-nir, fawv- ]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. a dragon, a son of Hreidmar and the brother of Otter and Regin: he killed Hreidmar for the cursed treasure of Andvari and was killed in turn by Sigurd at the instigation of Regin.


Fafnir

/ ˈfæv-; ˈfæfnɪə /

noun

  1. Norse myth the son of Hreidmar, whom he killed to gain the cursed treasure of Andvari. He became a dragon and was slain by Sigurd while guarding the treasure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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They worked at Insilco and New Departure in Meriden, at Fafnir and Landers and Stanley in New Britain, and at factories all over Connecticut and across the country.

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The Fafnir Knight even features a town-building aspect, where you can help improve businesses around town to earn more money, which can in turn be used to buy better weapons and armor.

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Then said one: 'There sits Sigurd blood besprinkled, the heart of Fafnir at the fire roasting; wise methinks were the ring despoiler, if he the gleaming heart were eating.'

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At first sight the tale of Sigurd, Fafnir's bane, seems to have little connection with this idea.

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From the blood of the dead Fafnir, with which Siegfried touches his lips, he is enabled to understand the voices of birds.

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