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.

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Odin's ring 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cursed ring
mythological object
treasure
appearsIn Poetic Edda NERFINISHED
Prose Edda NERFINISHED
Völsunga saga NERFINISHED
associatedWith Andvari NERFINISHED
dwarves
causeOf betrayal and murder
conflict among heroes
dynastic ruin
connectedTo Andvari's gold NERFINISHED
culture Norse mythology NERFINISHED
effectOnBearer brings death
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
highly coveted treasure
source of a deadly curse
stolen from its original owner
hasTheme curse
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
doom-bringing artifact
relatedWork Nibelungenlied NERFINISHED
stolenBy Loki NERFINISHED
symbolizes the corrupting influence of wealth
the destructive power of greed
the inescapability of fate
typeOfCurse hereditary curse

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Weapons of Odin hasMember Andvari's ring
this entity surface form: Odin's ring