" It was created by Weyland, and its first owner received it in the hall of the Volsung after retrieving it from the tree Branstock.
In the Nibelungenlied it is called Balmung, and in the Ring Cycle it is called Nothung, but its most common name comes from the Old Norse word for "anger." It was created by Weyland, and its first owner received it in the hall of the Volsung after retrieving it from the tree Branstock. After its first owner's death, its two halves were reforged by Regin for its most famous use, though its second owner decapitates Regin with it in self-defense. For 10 points, name this sword once owned by Sigmund and eventually wielded by Sigurd to destroy Fafnir.
In the Nibelungenlied it is called Balmung, and in the Ring Cycle it is called Nothung, but its most common name comes from the Old Norse word for "anger.
{Gram} [accept "Nothung" before mentioned, give a suspicious look to anyone who gives "Balmung" before mentioned]