Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Sigmund is a notable determine in Norse mythology. He’s well-known for being the one one to drag out the enchanted sword from the ever-mighty and formidable Branstock tree. This occasion is detailed within the Sigurdsaga, which is a part of the Volsunga Saga (Völsunga Saga).
The Branstock (Barnstokkr) tree was a big oak rising contained in the Völsung Nice Corridor.
On the wedding ceremony, a mysterious man cloaked in blue, with a single eye that appeared to carry the knowledge of ages, stepped ahead and plunged a sword into the traditional Branstock oak. With an air of future, he proclaimed that this sword could be a present for whoever possessed the braveness and power to attract it from the mighty tree. As he departed from the nice corridor, whispers unfold by way of these gathered: this was no peculiar sword—it was mentioned to have been positioned there by Odin himself, the nice god.
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