Helm of Awe

The Helm of Awe or Helm of Terror (Icelandic: Ægishjálmr, Old Norse Œgishjalmr) is an Icelandic magical stave. A physical object called "Helm of Terror" is referenced as one item Sigurd takes from the dragon Fafnir's hoard after he slays him in Völsunga saga.^[1] Stanza 16 of Fáfnismál in the Poetic Edda also mentions:

The Helm of Awe

I wore before the sons of men

In defense of my treasure;

Amongst all, I alone was strong,

I thought to myself,

For I found no power a match for my own.^[2]

References

^ Byock, Jesse. The Saga of the Volsungs. London: Penguin, 1999, pp. 66.
^ Crawford, Jackson. The Poetic Edda. Cambridge: Hackett Publishing Company, 2015.

[1] Byock, Jesse. The Saga of the Volsungs. London: Penguin, 1999, pp. 66.

[2] Crawford, Jackson. The Poetic Edda. Cambridge: Hackett Publishing Company, 2015.

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