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Wood carvings of the
Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
from the portal of
Hylestad stave church, Setesdal, Norway, 12th century
3) Sigurd slays Fafnir the dragon.
The third scene shows Sirgurd slaying the dragon with a sword. After forging the sword, Sigurd and Regin travel to Gnita-Heath in order to find Fafnir the dragon and take his treasure. There they dig "a pit in the path used by Fafnir," and then he crawled into it. When Fafnir came to the pit Sigurd emerged and "thrust his sword" into Fafnir, killing him.
