History DarthWiki / FafnirsBane

* ApocalypseHow: Class II

* AmazonianBeauty: Hildur, who's a Valkyrie.

* BroughtDownToNormal: Poor [[spoiler: Hildur.]]
* ChildProdigy: Sigurd
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Fafnir
* DaysOfFuturePast
* DeathByChildbirth: TheHero's mother, Hjordis

* FeudalFuture: In some countries
* FosterKid: Sigurd

* [[HomeschooledKids Homeschooled Kid]]: Sigurd

* KarmicTransformation: Fafnir
* TheMagicComesBack
* MagicalDatabase: Yggdrasil.
* {{Magitek}}

* MissingMom: Hjordis is dead.
* OneOfTheBoys: Hildur
* OrganicTechnology: Yggdrasil.

* {{Psychopomps}}: The Valkyries.

* ReforgedBlade
* SchizoTech

* SteamPunk
* SuperSoldier: Orcs, Draugar and Einherjar.

* TwiceToldTale
* UltimateBlacksmith: Regin

* {{Valkyries}}
* WorldTree
* YouAreTheTranslatedForeignWord

* MixedAncestry: Sigurd's mother was Black Icelandic (with some Dwarven ancestry) and his father was White.

* {{Iceland}}

AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: Signy, Sigurd's aunt and Sigmund's twin sister]].

* Regin once slapped Sigurd across the face.

ApocalypseHow: Class II

ActionGirl: Brynhildur (Hildur) Also, Gudrun, who trained as a Valkyrie briefly.

AfterTheEnd: Set some time after TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt

AmazonianBeauty: Hildur, who's a Valkyrie.

ArtificialHuman: Hildur, as she is a Valkyrie by birth [[spoiler: she is a biorobot created through assembling artificial genomes based on natural ones through synthetic biology and magic, arranging them into chromosomes, growing them into cells, then implanting them in the wombs of surrogate mothers]].

BestHerToBedHer


BlackVikings: Sigurd is Black as was his mother Hjordis.

BrainUploading: Into Yggdrasil. Also, the Einherjar (special mercenaries named after the original undead warriors) are created this way, by first being brought to Valhalla dead, their souls saved as data which is uploaded into Yggdrasil and then into new immortal cloned bodies created through synthetic biology.

BroughtDownToNormal: Poor [[spoiler: Hildur.]]

ChildProdigy: Sigurd

CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Fafnir


DaysOfFuturePast

DeathByChildbirth: TheHero's mother, Hjordis

{{Demythification}}: The Valkyries are a combination of combat medical unit who make use of genetic modification and complicated treatments to keep eternal youth.

DisappearedDad: Sigurd's biological father was killed in war by a jealous rival. Hildur's birth father Budli is dead.

DividedStatesOfAmerica: Vinland is the Northern/Midwestern region of the


FamilyFeud: Between the Hundings and Volsungs.

FeminineWomenCanCook: Averted. The valkyrie/shieldmaiden Brunilda can cook extremely well despite being a bit more masculine.

FeudalFuture: In some countries

FosterKid: Sigurd

GirlOfMyDreams: Sigurd dreams about Hildur three times.

HappilyAdopted: Sigurd with Regin. Also, Hildur with Heimir and Runa.

[[HomeschooledKids Homeschooled Kid]]: Sigurd

{{Iceland}}

InterspeciesAdoption: Regin (Dwarf) and Sigurd (human).

KarmicTransformation: Fafnir

TheMagicComesBack

MagicalDatabase: Yggdrasil.

{{Magitek}}

MeaningfulName: Regin means "Counsel-Giver." Sigurdrifa (Brynhildur's Valkyrie nickname) means "victory-bringer". Sigurd's mother's name was Hjordis, meaning "sword-spirit." [[spoiler: she was a Valkyrie by status, and possibly also by birth]]. Sigurd's birth clan name is ''Volsung''. His brother Sinfjotli and ArchEnemy Lyngvi can transform into a wolf and a dog respectively (Hunding comes from ''hund'', which means dog.)

MegaCorp: Draupnir Corporation, which is implied to answer to ''Odin himself''.

MissingMom: Hjordis is dead.

MixedAncestry: Sigurd's mother was Black Icelandic (with some Dwarven ancestry) and his father was White.

Myth/NorseMythology

OneOfTheBoys: Hildur

OrganicTechnology: Yggdrasil.

OrphansPlotTrinket: The shards of the sword Gram.

{{Psychopomps}}: The Valkyries.

PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:Hnikar]] is [[spoiler: Odin]].

RecycledInSpace: ''The Saga Of The Volsungs'' [[AC: IN THE FUTURE WITH MAGITEK!]]

ReforgedBlade

SchizoTech

{{Shapeshifting}}: Hildur can shapeshift. So can [[spoiler: Sigurd's cousin-brother Sinfjotli]]

StageMom: [[spoiler: Gudrun's]] mother, Grimhild, an aging Valkyrie/nightclub singer

SteamPunk

SuperSoldier: Orcs, Draugar and Einherjar.

InTheFutureHumansWillBeOneRace: Averted. Everyone is a mix of skin colours and features.

TomboyandGirlyGirl: Hildur (tomboy) and Gudrun (girly girl)

TwiceToldTale

UltimateBlacksmith: Regin

UnusualEuphemism: "Shieldmaiden" for "Valkyrie".

UsedFuture: Scrap metal is recycled to build practically anything

{{Valkyries}}

WorldTree

YouAreTheTranslatedForeignWord

NorseMythology

''Fafnir's Bane'' is a loose retelling of TheSagaOfTheVolsungs. In the mountains of northwestern Iceland, Sigurd Sigmundarson, a 14-year-old human boy, has lived in a hut with his mysterious dwarven guardian Regin, who works as a blacksmith/farrier and came from the ancient kingdom of Nidavellir (in Mt. Hekla), ever since he was orphaned as a baby. Sigurd is convinced to kill the evil dragon Fafnir in order that his foster father can reclaim the wergild his father was promised for the death of his relatives. When he mets the imprisoned

{{Demythification}}: The Valkyries are a combat medical unit who make use of genetic modification and complicated treatments to keep eternal youth.

DividedStatesOfAmerica: Vinland is the Northern/Midwestern region

MeaningfulName: Regin means "Counsel-Giver." Brunilda (Nilda) is the Spanish form of Brynhild, which means "mail coat of battle" . Also, Sigrdrifa (Brunilda's Valkyrie nickname) means "victory-bringer". Sigurd's mother's name was Hjordis, meaning "sword-spirit." [[spoiler: she was a Valkyrie by status, and possibly also by birth]]. Sigurd's birth last name is ''Volsung''. His brother Sinfjotli and ArchEnemy Lyngvi can transform into a wolf and a dog respectively (Hunding comes from ''hund'', which means dog.)

MixedAncestry: Sigurd's mother was Black (with some Dwarven ancestry) and his father was White.

RobotGirl: Nilda

{{Shapeshifting}}: Nilda can shapeshift. So can [[spoiler: Sigurd's cousin-brother Sinfjotli]]

DisappearedDad: Sigurd's biological father was killed in war by a jealous rival. Nilda's birth father literally disappeared one night before she was born.

AmazonianBeauty: Nilda, who's a Valkyrie.

ArtificialHuman: Nilda, as she is a Valkyrie by birth [[spoiler: she is a biorobot created through assembling artificial genomes based on natural ones through synthetic biology and magic, arranging them into chromosomes, growing them into cells, then implanting them in the wombs of surrogate mothers]].

DarkSkinnedRedhead: Thekk, a Dwarven woman

''Fafnir's Bane'' is a loose retelling of TheSagaOfTheVolsungs. In the mountains of northwestern Iceland, Sigurd Sigmundarson, a 14-year-old human boy, has lived in a hut with his mysterious dwarven guardian Regin, who works as a blacksmith/farrier and came from the ancient kingdom of Nidavellir, ever since he was orphaned as a baby. Sigurd is convinced to kill the evil dragon Fafnir in order that his foster father can reclaim the wergild his father was promised for the death of his relatives. When

* Regin beats Sigurd with a switch until his bottom looks like raw beef for accidentally injuring a childhood friend. However, he almost immediately regrets it and warns Sigurd to be careful so as to avoid similar incidents in the future.

BroughtDownToNormal: Poor [[spoiler: Nilda.]]

DividedStatesOfAmerica: Vinland is the Northern/Midwestern region

DwarvesVsElves: Regin dislikes [[spoiler: Lofar's folk]] because [[spoiler: they tend to have Elvish ancestry, and therefore aren't seen as "pure Dwarves" ]], while Durin's people don't.

HappilyAdopted: Sigurd with Regin. Also, Nilda with Heimir and Runa.

MissingMom: Hjordis and Esmeralda (Sigurd and Nilda's mothers) are dead.

MixedAncestry: Sigurd's mother was Black and his father was White. Nilda is an Afro-Cuban HalfHumanHybrid with Elvish blood.

OneOfTheBoys: Nilda

PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:Hnikar]] may be [[spoiler: Odin]].

SuperSoldier: Nilda. Every Valkyrie ever and every member of the breeding program.

SuperBreedingProgram: ''Nilda.'' Highly implied that [[spoiler:Sigurd]] was also a product of this

InTheFutureHumansWillBeOneRace: Partially averted. Everyone is a mix of skin colours and features.

TomboyandGirlyGirl: Nilda/Brynhild (tomboy) and Gudrun (girly girl)

TomboyishNickname: "Bryn", which is a male name in Wales

{{Valkyries}}: Nilda is actually Brynhild

WorldTree: An artificial one, created through OrganicTechnology.

''Fafnir's Bane'' is a loose retelling of TheSagaOfTheVolsungs. In the mountains of Vinland, Sigurd Volsung, a 15-year-old human boy, has lived in a hut with his mysterious dwarven guardian Regin, who works as a blacksmith/farrier and came from the ancient kingdom of Nidavellir, ever since he was orphaned as a baby. Sigurd is convinced to kill the evil dragon Fafnir in order that the dwarves in his community can reclaim Nidavellir, which they lost to the dragon a few hundred years ago.

ActionGirl: Brunilda (Nilda) Also, Gudrun, who trained as a Valkyrie briefly.

BlackVikings: Nilda is Black of Hispanic ancestry. There are also other non-White Valkyries. Sigurd is Black.