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In Norse mythology, Sigurd is the hero and central character to the Volsunga saga. During the saga, Sigurd fights and kills Fafnir, a man who has been transformed into a dragon, in order to avenge the murder of Fafnir's brother, whom Fafnir killed while under the spelled of a cursed ring.

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