Balmung
Americannoun
noun
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Then came the bonus question: “Bucephalus and Roan Barbary were steeds. For 20 points, what were Balmung and Durendal?”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2019
“Bucephalus and Roan Barbary were steeds. For 20 points, what were Balmung and Durendal?”
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2018
Siegfried sat upon his noble horse Greyfell, and his trusty sword Balmung hung at his side.
From The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin, James
Besides Balmung and Joyeuse, Sigmund’s and Charlemagne’s celebrated swords, he is reported to have fashioned Miming for his son Heime, and many other remarkable blades.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
Balmung, the sword of Siegfried forged by Wieland the smith of the Scandinavian gods.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
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