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Tarnhelm is the name of a magic helmet
Helmet

A helmet is a form of protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries, a variation of the hat. The oldest use of helmets was by Ancient Greek soldiers, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from sword blows and arrows....
 in Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner

Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, Conducting, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas . Unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his works....
's Der Ring des Nibelungen
Der Ring des Nibelungen

Der Ring des Nibelungen is a literature cycle of four epic poetry music dramas by the Germany composer Richard Wagner. The operas are based loosely on characters from the Sagas and the Nibelungenlied....
. It is used as a cloak of invisibility
Cloak of invisibility

A cloak of invisibility is a theme that has occurred in fiction, and is a device which is under some scientific inquiry....
 by Alberich
Alberich

Alberich was a legendary Magician who originated in the mythology or epic sagas of the Franks Merovingian Dynasty of the 5th to 8th century AD, and whose name means king of the elves , who possessed the ability to become invisible....
 in Das Rheingold
Das Rheingold

Das Rheingold is the first of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen , by Richard Wagner. Das Rheingold was originally written as an introduction to the 3 part Ring, however most people usually regard the 4 parts as equals....
. It also allows one to change one's form:






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Tarnhelm is the name of a magic helmet
Helmet

A helmet is a form of protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries, a variation of the hat. The oldest use of helmets was by Ancient Greek soldiers, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from sword blows and arrows....
 in Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner

Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, Conducting, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas . Unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his works....
's Der Ring des Nibelungen
Der Ring des Nibelungen

Der Ring des Nibelungen is a literature cycle of four epic poetry music dramas by the Germany composer Richard Wagner. The operas are based loosely on characters from the Sagas and the Nibelungenlied....
. It is used as a cloak of invisibility
Cloak of invisibility

A cloak of invisibility is a theme that has occurred in fiction, and is a device which is under some scientific inquiry....
 by Alberich
Alberich

Alberich was a legendary Magician who originated in the mythology or epic sagas of the Franks Merovingian Dynasty of the 5th to 8th century AD, and whose name means king of the elves , who possessed the ability to become invisible....
 in Das Rheingold
Das Rheingold

Das Rheingold is the first of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen , by Richard Wagner. Das Rheingold was originally written as an introduction to the 3 part Ring, however most people usually regard the 4 parts as equals....
. It also allows one to change one's form:
  • Alberich changes to a dragon and then a frog in Das Rheingold, Scene 3
  • Fafner
    FAFNER

    Factoring via Network-Enabled Recursion was a 1995 project trying to solve the RSA-130 factoring problem.It was an internet-based sieving effort from Cooperating Systems Corporation....
     changes to a dragon at the end of Das Rheingold and appears thus in Siegfried
    Siegfried (opera)

    Siegfried is the third of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen , by Richard Wagner. It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of The Ring....
     Act II
  • Siegfried
    Sigurd

    Sigurd is a legendary hero of Norse mythology, as well as the central character in the Volsunga saga. The earliest extant representations for his legend come in pictorial form from seven runestones in Sweden and most notably the Ramsund carving and the G?k Runestone ....
     changes to Gunther
    Gunther

    Gunther is the German Language name of a semi-legendary Kings of Burgundy of the early 5th century. Legendary tales about him appear in Latin, medieval Middle High German, Old Norse, and Old English language texts, especially concerning his relations with Siegfried and his death by treachery in the hall of Attila the Hun....
    's form in Götterdämmerung
    Götterdämmerung

    is the last of the four operas that make up Der Ring des Nibelungen , by Richard Wagner. It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the Ring....
     Act I, Scene 3.
Finally, it allows one to travel long distances instantly, as Siegfried does in Götterdämmerung Act II, Scene 2.

See also

  • huliðshjálmr (concealing helmet) of Norse dwarves
    Norse dwarves

    Dvergar or Norse dwarves are highly significant entities in Norse mythology, who associate with stones, the underground, deathliness, luck, magic, and technology, especially forging....
  • Fafnir
    Fafnir

    In Norse mythology, F?fnir or Fr?nir was a son of the Norse dwarves king Hreidmar and brother of Regin and ?tr. In the Volsunga saga, F?fnir was a dwarf gifted with a powerful arm and fearless soul....
    's helmet Aegis
    Aegis

    "Aegis" is a large collar or cape worn in ancient times to display the protection provided by a high religious authority or, it is the holder of a protective shield signifying the same, such as a bag-like garment that contained a shield....


Trivia

  • It is also an item found in the game Diablo 2.