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n. - (Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd.

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  • And after that Sigurd was called Fafnir's Bane, and Dragonslayer.
  • Kzinti and human planetologists call Fafnir a typical water world in a system older than Sol.
  • And after that Sigurd was called Fafnir’s Bane, and
  • The boat was giving my body time to adjust to Fafnir.
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