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Balmung

American

[bahl-moong] / ˈbɑl mʊŋ /

Also Balmunc

noun

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

Balmung British

/ ˈbælmʊŋ, ˈbælmʊŋk /

noun

(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

But Veliant, the foreman of the smithy, and the greatest of boasters said, "It was I who forged the fire-edge of the blade Balmung."

From The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin, James

If his war coat can withstand the stroke of such a sword as Balmung, then I shall not be ashamed to be his underling.

From Hero Tales by Baldwin, James

Nor, should ye fall on me altogether, could ye hope to overcome me,' and Siegfried swung aloft his good sword Balmung.

From Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children by Fell, Granville

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