Sigmund

Sigmund was a figure in Norse mythology, the son of , husband of , and father of Sigurd.
==Mythology==
Possibly in the late 6th century, a being claiming to be the Norse god Odin, disguised as a beggar, plunged a Sword into a tree called , stating that whomever was able to pull it free would receive it as a gift. Only the warrior Sigmund proved able to do so, and subsequently claimed the Sword as his own.Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"
According to legend, his son Sigurd would later on use his father's sword to slay the dragon Fafnir.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hunting Grounds
==Legacy==
In 1889, the myth of Sigmund, inspired renowned German illustrator to draw what he entitled, Sigmunds Schwert. A xylograph (wooden engraving), was later created by Eduard Ade and published in 1901.
In 2012, Clay Kaczmarek included Gehrts' illustration of Sigmund approaching the sword in the tree in a set of puzzles he had hidden within the Animus for his successor, Desmond Miles to find. Desmond did so in September of that year,Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files uncovering Clay's message suggesting that the sword of Sigmund's was in fact a Sword of Eden.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed II 
==References==
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