Tyrfing or Tirfing was a magic sword which figures in a poem from the Elder Edda called The Waking of Angantýr, and in Hervarar saga. The name is also used in the saga to denote the Goths and the form Tervingi was actually recorded by Roman sources in the 4th century.

Svafrlami was the king of Gardariki, and Odin's grandson. He managed to trap the Dwarves Dvalin and Durin when they had left the rock where they dwelt. Then he forced them to forge a sword with a golden hilt that would never miss a stroke, would never rust and would cut through stone and iron as easily as through clothes.

The Dwarves made the sword, and it shone and gleamed like fire. However, in revenge they cursed it so that it would kill a man every time it was used and that it would be the cause of three great evils. They finally cursed it so that it would also kill Svafrlami himself.

When Svafrlami heard the curses he tried to slay Dvalin, but the Dwarf disappeared into the rock and the sword was driven deep into the rock missing its victim.

Svafrlami was killed by the beserker Arngrim who took the sword in his turn. After Arngrim, it was worn by Angantyr and his eleven brothers. They were all slain at Samsø, by the Swedish champion Hjalmar, and his Norwegian sworn brother Orvar-Odd; but Hjalmar, being wounded by Tyrfing, has only time to sing his death-song before he dies, and asks Orvar-Odd to bring his body to Ingeborg at Uppsala.

Angantyr's daughter, Hervor (by his wife Tofa) is brought up as a bond-maid, in ignorance of her parentage. When at last she learns it, she arms herself as an shieldmaiden, and goes to Munarvoe in Samsø, in quest of the dwarf-cursed weapon. She finds it and marries Hofund. They have two sons, Heidrek and Angantyr. Hervor secretely gave her son the sword Tyrfing. While Angantyr and Heidrek walked, Heidrek wanted to have a look at the sword. Since he had unsheathed it, the curse the Dwarves had put on the sword made Heidrek kill his brother Angantyr.

Heidrek became king of the Goths. During a voyage, Heidrek camped at the Carpathians (Harvaða fjöllum, cf. Grimm's law). He was accompanied by eight mounted thralls, and when Heidrek slept at night, the thralls broke into his tent and took Tyrfing and slew Heidrek. This was the last one of Tyrfing's three evil deeds. Heidrek's son Angantyr caught the thralls, killed them and reclaimed the magic sword, and the curse had ceased.

Angantyr was the next king of the Goths, but his illegitimate half-Hun brother Hlod (or Hlöd, Hlöðr) wanted half of the kingdom. Angantýr refused, and Gizur called Hlod a bastard and his mother a slave-girl. Hlod and 343,200 mounted Huns invade the Goths (See The Battle of the Goths and Huns). The Huns greatly outnumber the Goths. The Goths win because Angantyr uses Tyrfing. He kills his brother Hlod. The bodies of the numerous warriors choke the rivers, causing a flood which filled the valleys with dead men and horses.

Tyrfing in Castlevania Edit

The Tyrfing only makes one appearance in Castlevania. It is found in Symphony of the Night, has the Dark attribute, but is unique in that it actually reduces your attack power when used.

Appearance in Symphony of the Night Edit

The Tyrfing is the first Dark elemental sword encountered. However, it is utterly useless as it actually subtracts 30 from your attack strength. If the final attack value is negative, no damage will be done from the attack and the enemy will just ignore it. The sword makes for an excellent handicap though (and doesn't fail on you every now and then like the Red Rust does), provided your strength is high enough to at least cause some damage to enemies.

This sword can be found during your first trip to the Castle Keep. It is located in the room above and to the right of the lion-head elevator room. You will have to wait until defeating Granfaloon in the Catacombs before finding a useful Dark sword, the Mormegil.

Item DataEdit

Item Data: Tyrfing
Image	Name (Japanese Name) / Game	Description	Type / Users	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Tyrfing (Tyrfingr) Symphony of the Night	Cursed dark sword	Sword Alucard	Attrib: Curse	ATK -30	Find: Castle Keep
	Tyrfing Harmony of Despair	Dark, cursed sword.	Sword Alucard	#hands: 1	ATK +6 Sell: 200	Rarity: * Find: Chapter 2, 3, 4

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