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The Helm of Awe or Helm of Terror (Old Norse: Ǿgishjalmr, Œgishjalmr; Icelandic: Ægishjálmur) is an Icelandic magical stave that used as a symbol worn by Vikings for invincibility. A physical object called "Helm of Terror" is referenced as one item Sigurðr takes from the dragon Fáfnir's hoard after he slays him in Vǫlsunga 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]

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  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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