Siegfried the dragon slayer (Nibelung saga), bronze figure / statue
The figure depicts Siegfried (or Sigurd) from the famous Nibelung saga fighting the dragon.
Siegfried or Sigurd, the glorious dragon slayer, appears in various songs and stories from European countries and is still considered the shining hero who bravely, valiantly, and invincibly ventures into the world to perform great deeds for fame and fortune. His strength corresponds to his physical stature. His sword Gram or Balmung, forged by the gods, is well-known. His horse Grani is a descendant of the eight-legged god-horse Sleipnir. The most famous story is the slaying of the dragon Fafnir. By bathing in the blood of the slain dragon (lindworm), his skin hardens, so that no weapon can now harm or kill him. He consumes the dragon's roasted heart and subsequently understands the language of birds, who immediately warn him about his foster father, the avaricious master smith Regin. He remains vulnerable only in one spot on his back: when he bathed in the dragon's blood, a linden leaf was embedded there. This mark under his shoulder blade later proves fatal when, at a spring, he is pierced from behind by the spear of the treacherous Hagen (in the case of the Volsungs, by the sword of Gutthorm).
Made and cast from polyresin (artificial stone). The figure is solid and not hollow, and coated with real bronze.
- Size approximately 30 x 19 x 18 cm.
- Weight approx. 2.6 kg.