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Myths featuring Gram

Explore myths where Gram appears across cultures, conflicts, sacred places, and recurring themes.

2 myths currently featured for Gram.

Hadding's Descent into the Underworld

🪓 Norse MythologyLake Tissø, DenmarkHadding • Mysterious Guide • Gram

The legendary Danish king Hadding is led by a mysterious woman from the underworld beneath the earth during a winter feast. They traverse a landscape of mist, cross a river of weapons, and witness the eternal battle of fallen warriors. Upon reaching a high wall that separates the living from the dead, Hadding witnesses a miracle of rebirth before returning to the mortal realm with a deep...

Sigurd Beheading the Treacherous Smith Regin

🪓 Norse MythologyRamsund, Södermanland, SwedenSigurd • Regin • Fafnir

After slaying the dragon Fafnir, the hero Sigurd tastes the creature's blood and gains the ability to understand the language of birds. These birds warn him that his foster father, the master smith Regin, intends to betray and murder him for the dragon's cursed gold. Acting swiftly, Sigurd uses the sword Gram to behead Regin, ending the cycle of treachery within the Volsung cycle.