Balmung
Americannoun
noun
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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
Siegfried had a cape, or cloak, which rendered him invisible, the gift of the dwarf, Alberich; and his sword, called Balmung, was forged by Wieland, blacksmith of the Teutonic gods.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
Warily did he guard him against Hagen’s mighty falchion Balmung.
From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Spence, Lewis
He thrust Balmung, his wonderful sword, deep into the monster's body.
From Bertha Our Little German Cousin by Wade, Mary Hazelton Blanchard
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