Dáinsleif

Dáinsleif ("Dáinn's Heirloom"[1][2]) is king Högni's sword, according to Snorri Sturluson's account of the battle known as the Hjaðningavíg.

When Heðinn offers him compensation for the abduction of his daughter, Högni replies:

Thou hast made this offer over-late, if thou wouldst make peace: for now I have drawn Dáinsleif, which the dwarves made, and which must cause a man's death every time it is bared,[lower-alpha 1] nor ever fails in its stroke; moreover, the wound heals not if one be scratched with it.

— Skáldskaparmál (50), Brodeur's translation[3]
  • Genshin Impact, a 2020 action role-playing game, features a character named 'Dainsleif' (Chinese: 戴因斯雷布), also known as "Bough Keeper" (Chinese: 拾枝者) in the lore.
  • Senki Zesshō Symphogear, a Japanese anime television franchise animated by Satelight features an ancient relic in the form of a sword, named 'Dáinsleif'.
  • Several games in the Castlevania series feature 'Dáinsleif' as a usable weapon.

Notes
  1. Like Tyrfing.

References
  1. Bane, Theresa (2020). Encyclopedia of mythological objects. Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 9781476639208.
  2. Daly, Kathleen N. (2010). Norse mythology A to Z (3rd ed.). New York: Chelsea House Publishers. p. 19. ISBN 9781438128016.
  3. Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (trans.). 1916. Snorri Sturluson: The Prose Edda. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation.


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