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Volund

American  
[voh-loond] / ˈvoʊ lʊnd /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. Wayland.


Völund British  
/ ˈvølʊnd /

noun

  1. the Scandinavian name of Wayland

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This ring was made of gold and was very heavy, and upon it Volund had carved pictures.

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Volund, who is the same mysterious person as our Wayland Smith, is seen carrying off a swan-maiden.

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King Nidud gave to his daughter Bodvild the ring which had been taken from the bast in Volund's house; but he himself bore the sword that had belonged to Volund.

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There is also the Song of Volund, the Northern Smith, the German Vulcan, able to make swords of powerful temper.

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On the side of the mother Traced they their pedigree back to old Volund, ancestor mighty.

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