Andvari's ring
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Andvari's ring is a cursed treasure from Norse legend whose theft and misuse bring ruin and doom to all who possess it.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Odin's ring | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cursed ring
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mythological object ⓘ treasure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Poetic Edda
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Prose Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ Völsunga saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andvari
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dwarves ⓘ |
| causeOf |
betrayal and murder
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conflict among heroes ⓘ dynastic ruin ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Andvari's gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnBearer |
brings death
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brings downfall of families ⓘ brings loss of wealth ⓘ |
| genre | legendary artifact ⓘ |
| hasCurse | brings ruin and doom to its possessors ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
brings misfortune to all who own it
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highly coveted treasure ⓘ source of a deadly curse ⓘ stolen from its original owner ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
curse
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greed ⓘ tragic destiny ⓘ |
| influenced | the concept of cursed rings in modern fantasy ⓘ |
| inspired | the motif of a cursed ring in later literature ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Norse ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Germanic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Andvari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Andvari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Andvari's hoard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cursed treasure
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doom-bringing artifact ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Nibelungenlied NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stolenBy | Loki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the corrupting influence of wealth
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the destructive power of greed ⓘ the inescapability of fate ⓘ |
| typeOfCurse | hereditary curse ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
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featuresMythicalObject
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Andvari's ring
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this entity surface form:
Odin's ring