Riðill

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Riðill (sometimes anglicised to Rithill or Ridill) or Refil is a sword that appears in

Norse Mythology, possessed by the dwarf Regin
.

Under the guidance of Regin,

Volsunga saga, it is Sigurd who used Riðill and cut out the heart at that occasion.[1]

In Skáldskaparmál, the name of Regin's sword is Refil.

References

  1. ^ Byock, Jesse L. Saga of the Volsungs. University of california Press, 1990, p. 65