Bodvild Seduced by Völundr Before He Escapes the Island
The master smith Völundr, held captive and hamstrung by King Niðuðr on the island of Sævarstaðr, enacts a brutal and cunning revenge. After killing the king's sons, he seduces the king's daughter, Bodvild, when she brings him a broken ring to repair. Using a magical feather suit he constructed in secret, Völundr reveals his deeds to the king before flying away to freedom, leaving the princess...