Regin

[ rey-gin ]

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noun

a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.

Regin

/ ˈreɪɡɪn /

Norse myth a dwarf smith, tutor of Sigurd, whom he encouraged to kill Fafnir for the gold he guarded

Obtenditur Regin imperium, interponitur etiam Gubernatoris auctoritas.

Siegfried of the Nibelungenlied, after slaying the Regin dragon, makes himself invulnerable by bathing in its blood.

No mention is made of his tutelage to the dwarf smith Regin and preparation for the slaying of the dragon Fafnir.

Regin, one of Reidmar's sons, asked for a share of the gold, but his father refused to give him any.

Libellos famosos spargit, in quibus Regin existimationem contumelios atterit sub nomine Amadis Orian.

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