Hreidmar’s Family Tree

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Family

• Fafnir(child),Otr(child),Regin(child)

  Hreidmar was father to Fafnir, Regin, and Ótr. After Loki killed Ótr in otter form and paid weregild with Andvari's cursed gold, Fafnir murdered Hreidmar for the treasure and drove Regin away, transforming into a dragon to guard the hoard alone.

Slain by

• Fafnir

  Fafnir murdered his father Hreidmar to seize Andvari's cursed gold, which had been paid as weregild for the death of his brother Ótr. This act of patricide was the curse's first working, transforming Fafnir from a dwarf into a figure consumed by greed.