Dáinsleif ("Dáinn's Heirloom"[1][2]) is king Högni's sword, according to Snorri Sturluson's account of the battle known as the Hjaðningavíg.
When Heðinn offers him compensation for the abduction of his daughter, Högni replies: Thou hast made this offer over-late, if thou wouldst make peace: for now I have drawn Dáinsleif, which the dwarves made, and which must cause a man's death every time it is bared,[a] nor ever fails in its stroke; moreover, the wound heals not if one be scratched with it.
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