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
He thrust Balmung, his wonderful sword, deep into the monster's body.
From Bertha Our Little German Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Balmung, the sharp-cutting sword of Siegfried, so sharp that a smith cut in two by it did not know he was so cut till he began to move, when he fell in pieces.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall
Young hearts, generation after generation, will think with themselves: O worthy of worship, thou king-descended, god-descended and poor sister-woman! why was not I there; and some Sword Balmung, or Thor's Hammer in my hand?
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
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