In Germanic heroic legend and folklore, Fáfnir was a dwarf or other type of humanoid who had shifted into the hamr of a Germanic dragon (a worm, "serpent", in period nomenclature) in order to protect a treasure, eventually being slain by a member of the Völsung family, typically Sigurð. In Nordic mythology, he is the son of Hreiðmarr, as well as brother of Regin and Ótr.
In Germanic heroic legend and folklore, Fáfnir was a dwarf or other type of humanoid who had shifted into the hamr of a Germanic dragon (a worm, "serpent", in period nomenclature) in order to protect a treasure, eventually being slain by a member of the Völsung family, typically Sigurð. In Nordic mythology, he is the son of Hreiðmarr, as well as brother of Regin and Ótr.
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