Volund
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Volund
American
[voh-loond]
/ ˈvoʊ lʊnd /
noun
Scandinavian Mythology.
Völund
British
/ ˈvølʊnd /
noun
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Volund, who is the same mysterious person as our Wayland Smith, is seen carrying off a swan-maiden.
From Vanishing England by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield
There is also the Song of Volund, the Northern Smith, the German Vulcan, able to make swords of powerful temper.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by James Freeman Clarke
"Not for thee did Volund old Work its fair dimensions; The maiden wept, but the thief was bold; Away, such false pretensions."
From Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance by Martha A. Lyon Holcomb
Egil then went on snow-shoes in search of Olrun, and Slagfid in search of Svanhvit, but Volund remained in Ulfdal.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
"Tell me, Volund, Alfars' chief! of my brave boys what is become?"
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
Völund then went to Alf-heim, where, if the legend is to be believed, he found his beloved wife, and lived happily again with her until the twilight of the gods.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
Dr. Rydberg formulates a theory identifying Völund with Thiazi, the giant who carried off Idunn.
From The Edda, Volume 2 The Heroic Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 13 by L. Winifred Faraday
The keen-eyed archer Völund came in from hunting, from a far road....
From The Edda, Volume 2 The Heroic Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 13 by L. Winifred Faraday
He stopped his horse and listened to her voice as she sang to the wild swans, sang the song that Völund made for Alvit, his swan-bride.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Willy Pogany
A famous pirate, steals ring forged by Völund, 304 Spartan King.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
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