Parallels in Other Legends
There are parallels in several European myths and legends.
The sword Sigmund draws from Barnstock is similar to the sword drawn by King Arthur from the stone.
The story of Fafnir and Sigurd's battle with Fafnir are similar to the story of Beowulf and the dragon.
The story of Sigurd eating the heart of the dragon is very similar to the Irish story of Fionn mac Cumhail eating the Salmon of Wisdom he had been preparing for his mentor, Finn Eces.
Sigurd's invulnerability and his weak point (in the Nibelungenlied) are similar to those of the Greek hero Achilles, the Persian hero Esfandyar, and the Duryodhana story of India's Mahabharata epic.
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