Myths Collection

Following a bitter legal dispute and the loss of his property rights in Norway, the legendary warrior-poet Egil Skallagrimsson performed a powerful ritual of scorn known as the nithing pole. By...

Völundr, the legendary prince of elves and master blacksmith, is captured and hamstrung by King Niðuðr to ensure he remains an eternal slave at the forge. Imprisoned on the desolate island of...

King Aun of Sweden, a ruler of the legendary Yngling dynasty, sought to evade the inevitability of death by striking a grim bargain with the god Odin. For every ten years of additional life...

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...

Völundr, a legendary smith, was captured and maimed by King Niðuðr to ensure a lifetime of forced labor. In a brutal act of vengeance, Völundr killed the king's two young sons and transformed...

Völundr, the legendary master smith, is captured by the avaricious King Niðuðr after his swan-maiden wife disappears. To ensure Völundr remains his personal artisan, the king orders him hamstrung...

Völundr, a master smith and son of a Finn king, lived in the Wolf-dales with his two brothers and their swan-maiden wives. After nine years of marriage, the maidens flew away to fulfill their...