Svafrlami was in the H and U version of the Hervarar saga the son of Sigrlami who was the son of Odin. In the R version, Svafrlami is called Sigrlami and his parentage is not given.

Svafrlami was the king of Gardariki and the first owner of the magic sword Tyrfing.

One day, he was hunting on his horse and discovered two Dwarves near a large stone. He bound them by swinging his sword above them so they could not disappear. The Dwarves who were named Dvalin and Durin asked if they could buy themselves free and undertook to make a magic sword. The sword would neither break, nor rust and it would cut through iron and stone as easily as through cloth and it would always give victory.

The day when Svafrlami acquired the weapon, he saw that it was a exquisite and beautiful weapon and it was named Tyrfing. However, before disappearing into the rock, the Dwarves cursed the weapon so that it would never be unsheathed without killing a man, that it would be the undoing of Svarflami and cause three evil deeds.

One day, Svafrlami met the Beserker Arngrim. According to the H and U versions, they started to fight. Tyrfing cut through Arngrim's shield and down into the soil, whereupon Arngrim cut off Svarfrlami's hand, took Tyrfing and slew him. Arngrim then forced Svafrlami's daughter Eyfura to marry him. According to the R version, Arngrim became the war-chief of the aged king and was given both Tyrfing and Eyfura as rewards.

For the continued legend of the sword Tyrfing, see Arngrim.

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