The Tyrfing Cycle is a collection of legends united by the magic sword Tyrfing. Two of them are found in the Poetic Edda, and the Hervarar saga can be seen as a compilation of these legends. Tyrfing Cycle - The forging and the curse. The first part deals with the forging of the sword Tyrfing by the Dwarves Durin and Dvalin. They are forced to do so by Svafrlami, the king of Gardariki, but in revenge they curse the sword so that it will kill a man every time it is unsheathed, cause three evil deeds and be th ...

Including:

• Tyrfing Cycle - The forging and the curse
• Tyrfing Cycle - The Battle on Samsø
• Tyrfing Cycle - Hervor
• Tyrfing Cycle - Heidrek
• Tyrfing Cycle - The Battle of the Goths and the Huns
• Tyrfing Cycle - The history of Sweden

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The first part deals with the forging of the sword Tyrfing by the Dwarves Durin and Dvalin. They are forced to do so by Svafrlami, the king of Gardariki, but in revenge they curse the sword so that it will kill a man every time it is unsheathed, cause three evil deeds and be the undoing of Svarflami. Svarflami is killed in single combat with the beserker Arngrim, who takes the sword and gives it to his son Angantyr. ...

See also:

Tyrfing Cycle, Tyrfing Cycle - The forging and the curse, Tyrfing Cycle - The Battle on Samsø, Tyrfing Cycle - Hervor, Tyrfing Cycle - Heidrek, Tyrfing Cycle - The Battle of the Goths and the Huns, Tyrfing Cycle - The history of Sweden

Read more here: » Tyrfing Cycle: Encyclopedia II - Tyrfing Cycle - The forging and the curse