# What happens to Siegfried's sword Balmung in the Niebelungenlied?

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**Created:** [December 15, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-siegfrieds-sword-balmung-in-the-niebelungenlied/928095 "2020-12-15T14:14:56Z")\
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After Kriemhilde’s death at the hands of Hildebrand, there doesn’t seem to be any further mention of the sword in the Niebelungenlied. Can anyone confirm this for me? What happened to Gram (Norse version of Balmung)?