Tyrfing

Tyrfing (Japanese: ティルフィング Tyrhung), often referred to in dialogue as the sacred sword Tyrfing (Japanese: 聖剣ティルフィング holy sword Tyrhung), is a legendary sword introduced in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It is the holy weapon once wielded by Baldr of the Twelve Crusaders, bestowed upon him at the Miracle of Dahna after his blood pact with a dragon. The blade is the property of Baldr's descendants, the heirs of Grannvale's House Chalphy, and can only be wielded by those in possession of major Baldr Holy Blood.

History

Bestowed upon Baldr by an unidentified dragon at the Miracle of Dahna, Tyrfing was used by Baldr in the Holy War to put an end to Loptous and his empire alongside the rest of the 12 Crusaders. Following the downfall of the Loptrian Empire, Baldr founded Chalphy in Grannvale, and the sword was passed down through each succeeding Duke of the duchy. In Grann 757, at the onset of Grannvale's war with Isaach, the then duke of Chalphy, Byron, took the blade with him and used it in the war. It was broken after his betrayal by Reptor and Lombard; though badly wounded, Byron nonetheless eluded capture to bring the weapon's remains to his son Sigurd, dying after handing it over. Sigurd had the remains repaired, then used the blade in his confrontation with Lombard, Reptor and Andrey. After Sigurd's death in the Battle of Belhalla, his killer Lord Arvis took possession of Tyrfing, where it remained unused for seventeen years.

As Seliph's liberation army made its way through the Miletos district, Arvis arrived at Chalphy and entrusted the blade to its Bishop Palmarch, encouraging him to flee with children captured by the empire. Seliph's army soon rescued Palmarch's group as they fled to the north, and Palmarch passed Tyrfing on to Seliph, who then used it in the final confrontation with the Grannvale Empire and its Prince Julius.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Genealogy of the Holy War		★*	30	7	80	--	1	50	50,000	--	+10 skill, +10 speed, +20 resistance when equipped. Grants Miracle when equipped.
Awakening		A	16	--	85	10	1	25	0	2	+5 resistance when equipped. Cannot be forged.
Engage		D	15	7	80	0	1	--	100	--	+5 resistance when equipped.
Engage (enemy)		D	12	7	80	0	1	--	100	--	--

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Tyrfing Divine Tyrfing Virtuous Tyrfing Hallowed Tyrfing Holytide Tyrfing

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Tyrfing; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	If user's HP ≤ 50%, grants +4 defense during combat.
Heroes (Tyrfing; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants "if user's HP > 1 and foe would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP once per combat)". Grants +3 HP. If user is adjacent to an ally, grants +5 each to user's attack and defense during combat.
Heroes (Tyrfing; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants "if user's HP > 1 and foe would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP once per combat)". Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Tyrfing; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants "if user's HP > 1 and foe would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP once per combat)". Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Tyrfing; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants "if user's HP > 1 and foe would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP once per combat)". Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Tyrfing; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants "if user's HP > 1 and foe would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP once per combat)". Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Divine Tyrfing; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If foe uses red, blue, green, or colorless tomes, foe's first attack deals −50% damage.
Heroes (Divine Tyrfing; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants +5 each to user's attack and defense. If foe uses red, blue, green, or colorless tomes, foe's first attack deals −50% damage. Grants +3 HP. If foe's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants +5 each to user's attack and defense during combat and user makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.
Heroes (Divine Tyrfing; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants +5 each to user's attack and defense. If foe uses red, blue, green, or colorless tomes, foe's first attack deals −50% damage. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Divine Tyrfing; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants +5 each to user's attack and defense. If foe uses red, blue, green, or colorless tomes, foe's first attack deals −50% damage. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Divine Tyrfing; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants +5 each to user's attack and defense. If foe uses red, blue, green, or colorless tomes, foe's first attack deals −50% damage. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Divine Tyrfing; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants +5 each to user's attack and defense. If foe uses red, blue, green, or colorless tomes, foe's first attack deals −50% damage. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Virtuous Tyrfing; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If foe initiates combat or user's HP ≤ 99% at start of combat, inflicts −6 each to foe's attack and defense during combat, and if user deals damage (including 0 damage) during combat, restores 7 HP to user.
Heroes (Virtuous Tyrfing; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≤ 99% at start of combat, foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, or foe initiates combat, inflicts −6 each to foe's attack and defense during combat, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, neutralizes effects that prevent user's counterattacks, and if user deals damage (including 0 damage) during combat, restores 8 HP to user. Grants +3 HP. If user initiates combat or is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts −5 each to foe's attack and defense and user takes −⁠(80 if foe uses tome or staff, 40 otherwise)% damage during combat. If foe initiates combat, user is within 3 spaces of an ally, user's HP ≥ 50%, and foe would reduce user's HP to 0 during combat, user survives with 1 HP (once per turn; does not stat with similar non-special effects).
Heroes (Virtuous Tyrfing; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≤ 99% at start of combat, foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, or foe initiates combat, inflicts −6 each to foe's attack and defense during combat, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, neutralizes effects that prevent user's counterattacks, and if user deals damage (including 0 damage) during combat, restores 8 HP to user. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Virtuous Tyrfing; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≤ 99% at start of combat, foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, or foe initiates combat, inflicts −6 each to foe's attack and defense during combat, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, neutralizes effects that prevent user's counterattacks, and if user deals damage (including 0 damage) during combat, restores 8 HP to user. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Virtuous Tyrfing; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≤ 99% at start of combat, foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, or foe initiates combat, inflicts −6 each to foe's attack and defense during combat, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, neutralizes effects that prevent user's counterattacks, and if user deals damage (including 0 damage) during combat, restores 8 HP to user. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Virtuous Tyrfing; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. If user's HP ≤ 99% at start of combat, foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, or foe initiates combat, inflicts −6 each to foe's attack and defense during combat, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, neutralizes effects that prevent user's counterattacks, and if user deals damage (including 0 damage) during combat, restores 8 HP to user. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Hallowed Tyrfing; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat, user makes guaranteed follow-up attack, and if user initiates combat or foe's range = 2, foe's first attack deals −40% damage.
Heroes (Hallowed Tyrfing; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, user makes guaranteed follow-up attack, and foe's first attack deals −40% damage during combat, restores 7 HP to user after combat. Grants +3 HP. Enables Canto (Rem. +1) (Unit can move (remaining movement (0 if warped) + 1) spaces after using an attack or assist skill or destroying an Aether Raids structure; cannot attack or use an assist skill during that movement and cannot use a warping effect (e.g. Wings of Mercy) to warp a distance greater than that granted by Canto). If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of turn, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, grants +⁠(number of spaces from start position to end position of unit that initiated combat; maximum: 4) each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, and neutralizes foe's bonuses to attack and defense during combat.
Heroes (Hallowed Tyrfing; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, user makes guaranteed follow-up attack, and foe's first attack deals −40% damage during combat, restores 7 HP to user after combat. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Hallowed Tyrfing; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, user makes guaranteed follow-up attack, and foe's first attack deals −40% damage during combat, restores 7 HP to user after combat. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Hallowed Tyrfing; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, user makes guaranteed follow-up attack, and foe's first attack deals −40% damage during combat, restores 7 HP to user after combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Hallowed Tyrfing; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, user makes guaranteed follow-up attack, and foe's first attack deals −40% damage during combat, restores 7 HP to user after combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Holytide Tyrfing; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Enables Canto (2) (Unit can move 2 spaces after attacking, using an assist skills, or destroying an Aether Raids structure (once per turn); cannot attack, use an assist skill, destroy an Aether Raids structure, or use a warping effect (e.g. Wings of Mercy) to warp a distance greater than granted by Canto). Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants +5 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat, user deals +⁠([foe's defense × 10%] × [number of spaces from starting position moved by unit who initiated combat; maximum: 4]) damage (excluding area-of-effect specials), and if user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, user's HP > 1, and foe's attack would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP (once per combat; does not stack with similar effects from non-special skills).
Heroes (Holytide Tyrfing; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (2) (Unit can move 2 spaces after attacking, using an assist skills, or destroying an Aether Raids structure (once per turn); cannot attack, use an assist skill, destroy an Aether Raids structure, or use a warping effect (e.g. Wings of Mercy) to warp a distance greater than granted by Canto). Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants +5 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat, user deals +⁠([foe's defense × 10%] × [number of spaces from starting position moved by unit who initiated combat; maximum: 4]) damage (excluding area-of-effect specials), and if user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, user's HP > 1, and foe's attack would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP (once per combat; does not stack with similar effects from non-special skills). Grants +3 HP. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +⁠(5 + [number of foes within 1 row or column of user × 2]; maximum: 11) each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance, reduces percentage of foe's non-special "reduce damage by X%" effects by 50%", foe's first attack deals −⁠([number of spaces from start position to end position of unit that initiated combat × 3; maximum: 12) damage, and foe deals −⁠([number of spaces from start position to end position of unit that initiated combat × 3; maximum: 12) damage with special during combat, and restores 7 HP to user after combat.
Heroes (Holytide Tyrfing; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (2) (Unit can move 2 spaces after attacking, using an assist skills, or destroying an Aether Raids structure (once per turn); cannot attack, use an assist skill, destroy an Aether Raids structure, or use a warping effect (e.g. Wings of Mercy) to warp a distance greater than granted by Canto). Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants +5 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat, user deals +⁠([foe's defense × 10%] × [number of spaces from starting position moved by unit who initiated combat; maximum: 4]) damage (excluding area-of-effect specials), and if user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, user's HP > 1, and foe's attack would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP (once per combat; does not stack with similar effects from non-special skills). Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Holytide Tyrfing; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (2) (Unit can move 2 spaces after attacking, using an assist skills, or destroying an Aether Raids structure (once per turn); cannot attack, use an assist skill, destroy an Aether Raids structure, or use a warping effect (e.g. Wings of Mercy) to warp a distance greater than granted by Canto). Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants +5 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat, user deals +⁠([foe's defense × 10%] × [number of spaces from starting position moved by unit who initiated combat; maximum: 4]) damage (excluding area-of-effect specials), and if user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, user's HP > 1, and foe's attack would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP (once per combat; does not stack with similar effects from non-special skills). Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Holytide Tyrfing; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (2) (Unit can move 2 spaces after attacking, using an assist skills, or destroying an Aether Raids structure (once per turn); cannot attack, use an assist skill, destroy an Aether Raids structure, or use a warping effect (e.g. Wings of Mercy) to warp a distance greater than granted by Canto). Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants +5 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat, user deals +⁠([foe's defense × 10%] × [number of spaces from starting position moved by unit who initiated combat; maximum: 4]) damage (excluding area-of-effect specials), and if user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, user's HP > 1, and foe's attack would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP (once per combat; does not stack with similar effects from non-special skills). Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Holytide Tyrfing; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (2) (Unit can move 2 spaces after attacking, using an assist skills, or destroying an Aether Raids structure (once per turn); cannot attack, use an assist skill, destroy an Aether Raids structure, or use a warping effect (e.g. Wings of Mercy) to warp a distance greater than granted by Canto). Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants +5 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat, user deals +⁠([foe's defense × 10%] × [number of spaces from starting position moved by unit who initiated combat; maximum: 4]) damage (excluding area-of-effect specials), and if user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, user's HP > 1, and foe's attack would reduce user's HP to 0, user survives with 1 HP (once per combat; does not stack with similar effects from non-special skills). Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

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Tyrfing appears as one of Itsuki Aoi's Carnages in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE. It is only available if Itsuki's carnage, Chrom, has been made a Conqueror. Icon Attack 114 Skills Unity Cost S Str Amplify Wyrmicide Fire-Slash EX Thunder Strike Martyr Expertise† Carrietta Force ×1 Grisly Piercing ×1 5-Star Prestige ×3 Weaknesses and Resistances -- Wk Nu -- Wk -- Rs -- -- Rs No added effect.

Locations

Genealogy of the Holy War

Awakening

Engage

Heroes

Tyrfing

Divine Tyrfing

Method	Data
Unit (★★★★★)	Sigurd: Holy Knight
Forge	Tyrfing (375 , 150 )

Virtuous Tyrfing

Hallowed Tyrfing

Holytide Tyrfing

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Tyrfing is present as two different skills on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher:

• Sigurd (B06-001SR The Warrior of Light's Heir) possesses Sacred Sword Tyrfing, which enhances his power if his player currently has at least eight bond cards. If so, Sigurd gains a 10-point boost to his attack power, and if he attacks and defeats the opponent's lord, two of the opponent's orbs are destroyed instead of one.
• Seliph (B08-051SR Savior of Light) possesses Radiant Tyrfing, which gives a boost of 10 points to the attack power of all of his allies during their turn if his player currently has at least three face-up Jugdral-affiliation bond cards.

Flavor text

Trivia

• Tyrfing's English name was leaked in the source code of the Awakening official website's page on SpotPass when it was updated on February 4, long before the sword itself was available in the game.^[1]
• Tyrfing bears a strong resemblance to Falchion in its design from Genealogy of the Holy War and Heroes (matching Falchion's original design).
  • Concept notes in The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening confirm this is intentional; the Awakening redesign is also intended to parallel the Awakening redesign of Falchion.^[2]
• Despite first appearing in Chapter 5, the code that sets the Tyrfing's durability to 0 occurs after the intro timeline that plays when creating a new save file.

Etymology and other languages

Divine Tyrfing

Virtuous Tyrfing

Hallowed Tyrfing

Holytide Tyrfing

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Tyrfing from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Artwork of Tyrfing from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Artwork of Seliph with Tyrfing from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Artwork of Seliph with Tyrfing from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Artwork of Seliph with Tyrfing from Treasure and Thracia 776.

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  Artwork of Tyrfing from the Trading Card Game.

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  Artwork of Sigurd with Tyrfing from the Trading Card Game.

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  Artwork of Sigurd with Tyrfing from the Trading Card Game.

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  Concept artwork of Tyrfing from Awakening.

Screenshots

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  Seliph wielding Tyrfing in Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Seliph wielding Tyrfing in Awakening.

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  Rosado wielding Tyrfing in Engage.

Heroes artwork

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  Tyrfing, Divine Tyrfing, and Virtuous Tyrfing as they appear in Heroes.

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  Hallowed Tyrfing and Holytide Tyrfing as they appear in Heroes.

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  Artwork of Sigurd: Holy Knight with Divine Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Resplendent Sigurd: Holy Knight with Divine Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Sigurd: Fated Holy Knight with Hallowed Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Seliph: Heir of Light with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Resplendent Seliph: Heir of Light with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Seliph: Scion of Light with Virtuous Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Seliph: Enduring Legacy with Holytide Tyrfing.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Sigurd with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Sigurd with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Sigurd with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Sigurd with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Sigurd with Tyrfing.

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  Tyrfing in artwork of Sigurd.

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  Artwork of Sigurd with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Seliph with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Seliph with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Seliph with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Seliph with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Seliph with Tyrfing.

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  Artwork of Seliph with Tyrfing.

Other appearances

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  Tyrfing in artwork for Expo.

References