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Stave church portal pine wood, 3.5 Alen high (approx. 220 cm, 7 feet 2.6 inches) from Hylestad Parish (Setesdal) stave church at Bjørgum late twelfth/early thirteenth century demolished 1838 Oslo Historical Museum C4321 full Regin forges the sword, assistant with bellows Sigurd tests the sword Sigurd kills the dragon Fafnir Sigurd roasts the dragon's heart, burns finger and tastes dragon's blood; treacherous Regin at left Sigurd kills Regin, who bleeds from mouth and back Sigurd's horse Grani loaded with dragon's treasure; birds who warned Sigurd Gunnar Gjukesson in the Garden of the Serpents, bound, playing harp with his toes to make serpents sleep (top of left panel) profile