Cast out from the heights of Mount Olympus due to his perceived physical imperfections, the god Hephaestus plummeted for a full day before landing on the volcanic island of Lemnos. Rescued by the...
Upon discovering the secret affair between his wife Aphrodite and the god of war Ares, the master smith Hephaestus forges an invisible, unbreakable golden net. He traps the lovers in their bed...
After his foster-father Regin fails to forge a weapon capable of killing the dragon Fáfnir, the young hero Sigurð presents him with the shattered pieces of his father's legendary sword, Gram....
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, 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...
After the trickster Loki cuts off the golden hair of Thor's wife, Sif, he attempts to appease the gods by commissioning master dwarf smiths to create legendary treasures. This leads to a...
Beneath the smoking crater of Vulcano, the god Hephaestus operates a divine forge where the heat of the earth is harnessed to craft the weapons of the gods. This myth connects the geological...