Fáfnir was a dwarf in Old Norse mythology who was cursed by gold. The construction "Ormsilfur" (the serpent's silver) doesn't make sense at first glance, but can be used for platinum, which has its name from it silvery appearance (Spanish: plata (silver) + "-ina" (dimninutive suffix) , platina, the little silver). In Icelandi "hvítagull" (white gold) has been used, because the element is situated next to gold and looks like silver, so "ormsilfur" works for "platinum"!
For the Platinum group of elements: Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt the term Ormsilfringar can be used.
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