Durin (Norse mythology)
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In Norse mythology, Durin is the name of a dwarf mentioned in Völuspá and repeated in Gylfaginning. He was the second created after the first and foremost dwarf Mótsognir.
In The Waking of Angantyr, Durin also forged the magic sword Tyrfing with the help of Dvalin.
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