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This hero - named Sigfried among Germanic traditions and Sigurd in Norse traditions - is mentioned in the game, Dragons: Rise of Berk.

Mythology[]

Sigfried is a mortal hero who gained noterity by slaying the dwarf god-turned-dragon, Fafnir.

According to the saga, as a child he was an orphan taken in by the blacksmith Regin. When Sigfried comes of age, Regin convinces him to attack the dragon Fafnir who guards treasure (which also happens to be cursed). Sigfried manages to kill the supernatural being by laying down in a pit in the ground and trusting up into the dragon's belly when he passes over. Regin also happens to be the brother of Fafnir, and wanted to get his hands on the treasure. Regin also asks Sigfried to cut out Fafnir's heart, as ingesting parts of a dragon can give the eater "wisdom". While preparing the heart for Regin, Sigfried gets some dragon's blood in his mouth and is suddenly able to understand the speech of birds. The local birds tell him that Regin plans on killing Sigfried and taking the gold all for himself. With this knowledge, Sigfried kills Regin first.

Later on, Sigfried is killed as a result of quarreling and infidelities involving two women, Brynhild and Gudrun, the former he tricked and the latter is his wife.

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Dragons: Rise of Berk[]

Sigfried is mentioned in the description of the Rock Stomper, Rhinestorm.

When the legendary hero Sigfried was murdered for his gold, it is said the Rhinestorm was responsible from removing that gold from the bed of the River. Considering how many people died looking for this treasure, the Rhinestorm's death toll may be the highest known to Viking kingdom.
  — Dragons: Rise of Berk  

This passage indicates Sigfried was killed for the gold hoard of Fafnir. According to the Völsunga saga, this is indirectly true - an important magical ring from the hoard led to his downfall.

Dragons: Titan Uprising[]

Sigfried, with the name variant Sigurd, is mentioned in the description of the Voltknapper, Fafnir. The passage suggests that this Voltknapper is the Fafnir of legend, which has been conflated into myth.

There is a legend about this Dragon that has circulated among many Viking tribes for generations. The tale tells of the God Loki tricking a dwarf out of his golden hoard and a cursed ring that gradually made its way into the hands of the Dwarf Prince Fafnir. The power of the ring’s curse gradually transformed the Halfling Prince into a hideous reptile who spat lightning at anyone approaching his hoard. The same tale tells of this Dragon’s death at the hands of the legendary hero Sigurd, but as the Dragon exists today, we can assume its traits have been borrowed to embellish the mythological tale.
  — Dragons: Titan Uprising  


References[]

Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg Sigurd on Wikipedia

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