The Viking Dragon Blog
![Gunnar's horse balking at the fire, retrieved from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Sigurd_and_Gunnar_at_the_Fire_by_J._C._Dollman.jpg--Viking Dragon Blogs](http://thevikingdragon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Sigurd_and_Gunnar_at_the_Fire_by_J._C._Dollman.jpg?v=1595788687&width=1743)
Norse Mythology
Sigurd's Marriage and Brynhild's Betrayal (Andvari's Curse, Part VII)
The king's daughter Gudrun fell deeply and hopelessly in love with their guest; hopelessly, because he spoke constantly of his beloved and betrothed, Brynhild.Queen Grimhild saw her daughter’s gri...
![Painting of armored women riding war-horses through the clouds: "Valkyries" by W. T. Maud, retrieved from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Valkyries_by_W._T._Maud.jpg--Viking Dragon Blogs](http://thevikingdragon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Brynhild_Valkyries_by_W._T._Maud-356741.jpg?v=1683282302&width=900)
Norse Gods
Brynhild's Origin and Brynhild's Love (Andvari's Curse, Part VI)
An earlier blog post described how the young hero Sigurd rode through a wall of fire to waken Brynhild, the beautiful armored woman who lay asleep within the enchanted ring. He had been told that s...
![Sigurd bends over the sleeping Brynhild: "Siegfried und Brunnhilde" by Charles Ernest Butler, 1909, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Br%C3%BCnnhilde#/media/File:Charles_Ernest_Butler_Siegfried_und_Brunnhilde.jpg--Viking Dragon Blogs](http://thevikingdragon.com/cdn/shop/articles/sigurd-and-brunhild-234815.jpg?v=1683282312&width=1000)
Norse Gods
Regin's Death and Brynhild's Waking (Andvari's Curse, Part V)
An earlier blog post described how the young hero Sigurd killed the dragon Fafnir, who had once been human. Sigurd was egged on to this exploit by his foster-father Regin, who told Sigurd (truly) t...
![Wedding guests staring at the sword Odin has thrust into the oak:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund#/media/File:Sigmunds_Schwert_(1889)_by_Johannes_Gehrts.jpg-Viking Dragon Blogs](http://thevikingdragon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Sigmunds-Schwert-1889-by-Johannes-Gehrts.jpg?v=1587637040&width=600)
Norse Gods
Sigurd's Origin (Andvari's Curse, Part IV)
'Sigurd and the Dragon' described how Sigurd killed the dragon Fafnir, thus getting for himself fame, wealth, and Andvari’s curse. But even before he met Fafnir, Sigurd had inherited a complex load...
![Fafnir Emerging From His Lair, Sigurd Facing Him, Sword in Hand; 'Sigurd and Fafnir' by Hermann Hendrich, 1906, via Wikimedia – Viking Dragon Blogs](http://thevikingdragon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Sigurd_and_Fafnir__1906-928368.jpg?v=1683282314&width=800)
Norse Gods
Sigurd and the Dragon (Andvari’s Curse, Part III)
'Fafnir and the Cursed Hoard' described how Fafnir and Regin murdered their sorcerer father Hreidmar for his treasure. Fafnir, the stronger of the two, drove Regin away and took the gold, and his f...
![Kai Uwe Faust and Heilung](http://thevikingdragon.com/cdn/shop/articles/heilung-235119.jpg?v=1683282304&width=500)
Kai Uwe Faust and Heilung
We first met Kai at the Gudvangen Viking Festival in Norway where was hand tattooing the Vikings there.
Then at the Viking Rock festival in Gudvangen, Norway in 2010 we saw him perform live...
![Fafnir and the Cursed Hoard (Andvari's Curse, part II) - Viking Dragon Blogs](http://thevikingdragon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Fafnir-on-the-Hoard_Arthur-Rackham-1911-654109.jpg?v=1683282316&width=800)
Norse Gods
Fafnir and the Cursed Hoard (Andvari's Curse, part II)
Returning to Hreidmar’s house, Loki showed Odin the treasure and the ring, but concealed the curse. Odin saw that the ring was fair, and he resolved to keep it for himself.
![Dwarf Andvari raging at the gods Odin and Loki: "Odin, Loki et Andvari" by F. von Stassen - Viking Dragon Blogs](http://thevikingdragon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Andvari-and-the-gods-395747.jpg?v=1683282318&width=480)
Norse Gods
Andvari's Curse
In the world of the Norse myths, great tragedies sometimes grew from small mistakes. Take, for instance, the tale of Andvari’s curse, which shadowed the lives of the gods and of many generation...
![Hringhorni with Balder - Pic by Pagan Roots - Viking Dragon Blogs](http://thevikingdragon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Hringhorni_with_Balder-copyright-pagan-roots_8bf45e64-01a0-4e4a-8290-376e2bd2e0c5-168695.jpg?v=1683282319&width=500)
Norse Gods
Balder's Ransom
'Balder’s Death' described how the trickster god Loki duped the blind god Hoder into killing Odin and Frigga's son Balder, the fairest of the gods. Balder’s death grieved most of his fellow...