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Balmung

American  
[bahl-moong] / ˈbɑl mʊŋ /
Also Balmunc

noun

  1. (in theNibelungenlied ) a sword seized from the Nibelungs by Siegfried.


Balmung British  
/ ˈbælmʊŋ, ˈbælmʊŋk /

noun

  1. (in the Nibelungenlied ) Siegfried's sword

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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

When the time which had been set drew near, Mimer, bearing the sword Balmung, and followed by all his pupils and apprentices, wended his way toward the place of meeting.

From Hero Tales by Baldwin, James

The twelve foolish giants also he slew, and thus became himself master of the marvellous hoard as well as of the good sword Balmung.

From Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children by Fell, Granville

The muscles on his short, brawny arms, stood out like great ropes; and then Balmung, descending, cleft the air from right to left.

From The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin, James