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'''Sigmund''' was a figure in {{wiki|Norse mythology}}, the son of {{wiki|Völsung}}, husband of {{wiki|Hjördís}}, and father of {{wiki|Sigurd}}.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Sigmund|Wikipedia: Sigmund]]</ref> | '''Sigmund''' was a figure in {{wiki|Norse mythology}}, the son of {{wiki|Völsung}}, husband of {{wiki|Hjördís}}, and father of {{wiki|Sigurd}}.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Sigmund|Wikipedia: Sigmund]]</ref> | ||
Possibly in the late 6th century, a being claiming to be the Norse god Odin, disguised as a beggar, plunged a Sword into a tree called Barnstokkr, stating that whomever was able to pull it free would receive it as a gift. Only the warrior Sigmund proved able to do so, and subsequently claimed the Sword as his own.<ref name="AC 2 - Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref> | Possibly in the late 6th century, a being claiming to be the Norse god [[:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin|Odi]], disguised as a beggar, plunged a Sword into a tree called Barnstokkr, stating that whomever was able to pull it free would receive it as a gift. Only the warrior Sigmund proved able to do so, and subsequently claimed the Sword as his own.<ref name="AC 2 - Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref> | ||
His son Sigurd would later on use his father´s sword to slay the dragon Fafnir.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd</ref> | His son Sigurd would later on use his father´s sword to slay the dragon Fafnir.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd</ref> | ||
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Sigmund was a figure in Norse mythology, the son of Völsung, husband of Hjördís, and father of Sigurd.[1]
Possibly in the late 6th century, a being claiming to be the Norse god Odi, disguised as a beggar, plunged a Sword into a tree called Barnstokkr, stating that whomever was able to pull it free would receive it as a gift. Only the warrior Sigmund proved able to do so, and subsequently claimed the Sword as his own.[2]
His son Sigurd would later on use his father´s sword to slay the dragon Fafnir.[3]