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  1. 4 days ago · Ten Legendary Swords of Ou Yezi (欧冶子) and Gan Jiang (干将): Ou Yezi was a mythical sword-maker from the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history, most famous for forging several fantastical blades for the ancient State of Chu.

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  2. 2 days ago · Szczerbiec (Notched Sword or Jagged Sword), a legend links Szczerbiec with Bolesław I the Brave who was said to have chipped the sword by hitting it against the Golden Gate, Kiev (now in Ukraine) during his intervention in the Kievan succession crisis in 1018.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GilgameshGilgamesh - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Gilgamesh ( / ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ /, [7] / ɡɪlˈɡɑːmɛʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.

  4. Jun 17, 2024 · Perseus, in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danae, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. Learn more about the traditional story of Perseus in this article.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SigurdSigurd - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Sigurd ( Old Norse: Sigurðr [ˈsiɣˌurðr]) or Siegfried ( Middle High German: Sîvrit) is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon—known in some Old Norse sources as Fáfnir —and who was later murdered.

  6. 1 day ago · So, draw your sword, ... Considering that so many ancient texts and legends about Ragnar claim that he was immortal, modern historians believe that he could be the combination of multiple men.

  7. 6 days ago · A new study takes a closer look at the data and folklore’s influence on science. A popular and widely-promoted claim that dinosaur fossils inspired the legend of the griffin, the mythological creature with a raptorial bird head and wings on a lion body, has been challenged in a new study.