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Balmung

American  
[bahl-moong] / ˈbɑl mʊŋ /
Also Balmunc

noun

  1. (in theNibelungenlied ) a sword seized from the Nibelungs by Siegfried.


Balmung British  
/ ˈbælmʊŋ, ˈbælmʊŋk /

noun

  1. (in the Nibelungenlied ) Siegfried's sword

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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

And Siegfried forgot not his trusty sword Balmung, nor his cloak of darkness the priceless Tarnkappe, which he had captured from the dwarf Alberich in the Nibelungen Land.

From The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin

Siegfried sat upon his noble horse Greyfell, and his trusty sword Balmung hung at his side.

From The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin

When the time which had been set drew near, Mimer, bearing the sword Balmung, and followed by all his pupils and apprentices, wended his way towards the place of meeting.

From The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin

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