416:
685:
742:
87:
and all of those on it drown. The sword sticks fast in some of the ship's timbers and washes ashore. It is thus recovered at some point by Þorkell's son Gellir, as he is mentioned carrying it with him later in the saga. Gellir dies in
Denmark returning from a pilgrimage to Rome and is buried at
56:
Skofnungr appears in a saga unrelated to Hrólfr: it is said that an
Icelander, Skeggi of Midfirth (or Miðfjarðar-Skeggi), who was chosen by lot to break into a gravemound and plunder it, recovered the sword while doing so. Other similar incidents are found in Norse literature, such as
80:'s grave. The sword is handed down from Eiðr to his kinsman Þorkell Eyjólfsson. Eiðr lends the sword to Þorkell to kill the outlaw Grímr, who has killed Eiðr's son. Þorkell fights Grímr, but the two became friends, and Þorkell never returns the sword to Eiðr.
415:
92:, and it seems Skofnungr is buried with him (near where the sword was recovered from the burial mound in the first place), as the saga says that Gellir had the sword with him "and it was not recovered afterward".
99:, the sword is not to be drawn unless a battle is imminent, and the sun must never shine on the sword's hilt. This is in accordance with many other ancient superstitions, such as the
107:. Eiðr also says that any wound made by Skofnungr will not heal unless rubbed with the Skofnungr Stone, which Eiðr gives to Þorkell Eyjólfsson along with the sword.
547:
786:
237:
726:
825:
815:
376:
139:
174:""In the Hilt is Fame": Resonances of Medieval Swords and Sword-lore in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings"
840:
41:"The best of all swords that have been carried in northern lands", it was renowned for supernatural sharpness and hardness,
76:, where it has come into the possession of Eiðr of Áss. Eiðr is the son of Skeggi, who had originally taken Skofnungr from
61:'s recovery of a sword from a burial mound. Events concerning the recovery of Skofnung are related in chapters 9 and 10 of
779:
336:
28:
820:
424:
230:
486:
361:
810:
255:
805:
772:
719:
481:
371:
223:
830:
321:
835:
275:
134:
37:
712:
471:
451:
381:
491:
20:
527:
446:
441:
316:
280:
185:
178:
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles
Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
756:
696:
563:
295:
285:
270:
749:
643:
593:
396:
341:
71:
62:
638:
366:
351:
290:
77:
32:
799:
401:
100:
58:
623:
598:
537:
608:
578:
300:
618:
573:
522:
386:
189:
173:
752:
558:
552:
517:
83:
Skofnungr is briefly lost when Þorkell's ship capsizes while sailing around
44:
741:
628:
206:
668:
Note: some of the existing swords are named after earlier legendary ones.
648:
613:
588:
542:
496:
356:
89:
684:
653:
532:
476:
346:
331:
84:
43:
as well as for being imbued with the spirits of the king's 12 faithful
603:
583:
512:
391:
326:
104:
692:
568:
247:
116:
if it was drawn it must "taste blood" before it can be resheathed.
215:
466:
461:
456:
219:
114:, the sword cannot be drawn in the presence of a woman;
760:
700:
207:
One of the translations by Muriel A. C. Press (1880)
505:
434:
423:
309:
263:
254:
140:One of the translations by Peter Tunstall (2005)
780:
720:
231:
8:
787:
773:
727:
713:
431:
260:
238:
224:
216:
95:According to Eiðr of Áss in chapter 57 of
172:Whetter, K.; McDonald, R. (2006-10-15).
126:
7:
738:
736:
681:
679:
167:
165:
163:
31:the sword of legendary Danish king
759:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
699:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
740:
683:
414:
377:Sword of State of South Carolina
156:. The Boydell Press. p. 4.
1:
154:Records of the Medieval Sword
29:medieval Icelandic literature
748:This article relating to a
857:
826:Mythological Norse weapons
735:
678:
337:Curved saber of San Martín
70:Skofnungr also appears in
691:This article relating to
666:
412:
152:Oakeshott, Ewart (1991).
816:Medieval European swords
482:Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar
372:Sword of Saint Wenceslas
24:
841:Norse mythology stubs
276:Seven-Branched Sword
821:Mythological swords
452:Gan Jiang and Mo Ye
382:Sword of Stalingrad
492:Totsuka-no-Tsurugi
59:Grettir the Strong
768:
767:
708:
707:
673:
672:
662:
661:
649:Sword of Damocles
457:Kris Mpu Gandring
447:Cura Si Manjakini
410:
409:
317:Ballinderry Sword
281:Sugari no Ontachi
135:Hrólfs saga kraka
38:Hrólfs saga kraka
848:
811:European weapons
789:
782:
775:
744:
737:
729:
722:
715:
687:
680:
467:Kris Taming Sari
462:Kris Setan Kober
432:
418:
296:Sword of Victory
286:Sword of Goujian
271:Preah Khan Reach
261:
240:
233:
226:
217:
210:
200:
194:
193:
169:
158:
157:
149:
143:
131:
117:
48:
856:
855:
851:
850:
849:
847:
846:
845:
806:European swords
796:
795:
794:
793:
734:
733:
676:
674:
669:
658:
644:Sword of Attila
501:
426:
419:
406:
397:Ulfberht swords
342:Grunwald Swords
305:
250:
244:
214:
213:
201:
197:
171:
170:
161:
151:
150:
146:
132:
128:
123:
115:
54:
42:
35:. According to
12:
11:
5:
854:
852:
844:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
798:
797:
792:
791:
784:
777:
769:
766:
765:
753:myth or legend
745:
732:
731:
724:
717:
709:
706:
705:
688:
671:
670:
667:
664:
663:
660:
659:
657:
656:
651:
646:
641:
639:Sword of Freyr
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
528:Claíomh Solais
525:
520:
515:
509:
507:
503:
502:
500:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
438:
436:
429:
421:
420:
413:
411:
408:
407:
405:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
367:Sword of Peter
364:
362:Sword of Islam
359:
354:
349:
344:
339:
334:
329:
324:
322:Blessed swords
319:
313:
311:
307:
306:
304:
303:
298:
293:
291:Sword of Osman
288:
283:
278:
273:
267:
265:
258:
252:
251:
245:
243:
242:
235:
228:
220:
212:
211:
205:, Chapter 57.
195:
159:
144:
138:, Chapter 45.
125:
124:
122:
119:
53:
50:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
853:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
831:Viking swords
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
803:
801:
790:
785:
783:
778:
776:
771:
770:
764:
762:
758:
754:
751:
746:
743:
739:
730:
725:
723:
718:
716:
711:
710:
704:
702:
698:
694:
689:
686:
682:
677:
665:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
510:
508:
504:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
439:
437:
433:
430:
428:
422:
417:
403:
402:Wallace Sword
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
314:
312:
308:
302:
299:
297:
294:
292:
289:
287:
284:
282:
279:
277:
274:
272:
269:
268:
266:
262:
259:
257:
253:
249:
241:
236:
234:
229:
227:
222:
221:
218:
208:
204:
199:
196:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
168:
166:
164:
160:
155:
148:
145:
141:
137:
136:
130:
127:
120:
118:
113:
110:According to
108:
106:
102:
98:
93:
91:
86:
81:
79:
75:
74:
68:
66:
65:
60:
51:
49:
46:
40:
39:
34:
30:
26:
22:
18:
761:expanding it
747:
701:expanding it
690:
675:
633:
555:(Caledfwlch)
203:Laxdœla saga
202:
198:
181:
177:
153:
147:
133:
129:
112:Laxdœla saga
111:
109:
101:Eggjum stone
97:Laxdœla saga
96:
94:
82:
73:Laxdœla saga
72:
69:
64:Kormáks saga
63:
55:
36:
16:
15:
836:Sword stubs
609:Mistilteinn
487:Thuận Thiên
425:Mythical or
301:Tenka-Goken
184:(1): 5–28.
78:Hrólf Kraki
47:bodyguards.
33:Hrólf Kraki
800:Categories
574:Hauteclere
523:Carnwennan
387:Szczerbiec
256:Historical
121:References
624:Précieuse
599:Lævateinn
594:Kladenets
559:Fragarach
553:Excalibur
538:Dáinsleif
518:Caladbolg
427:legendary
190:0146-9339
52:Portrayal
45:berserker
25:Skofnungr
21:Old Norse
634:Skofnung
614:Murgleys
589:Hrunting
543:Durendal
497:Zulfiqar
472:Kusanagi
357:Legbiter
246:Notable
90:Roskilde
27:) is in
17:Skofnung
654:Tyrfing
619:Nægling
548:Dyrnwyn
533:Clarent
506:Western
477:Nandaka
435:Eastern
347:Joyeuse
332:Curtana
310:Western
264:Eastern
85:Iceland
693:swords
629:Riðill
604:Mimung
584:Hrotti
513:Almace
392:Tizona
352:Lobera
327:Colada
248:swords
188:
105:Norway
755:is a
750:Norse
695:is a
579:Hǫfuð
569:Harpe
757:stub
697:stub
564:Gram
186:ISSN
442:Asi
103:in
802::
182:25
180:.
176:.
162:^
67:.
23::
788:e
781:t
774:v
763:.
728:e
721:t
714:v
703:.
239:e
232:t
225:v
209:.
192:.
142:.
19:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.