or Badhild was a princess, the daughter of the evil king Níðuðr/Niðhad/Niðung who appears in Germanic legends, such as Deor, Völundarkviða and Þiðrekssaga...
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Thidreks saga, Egil acts as a masterly archer, once he is forced by king Nidung to shoot an apple from the head of his son. He readies two arrows, but succeeds...
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tells about the argument that led to Nidung's hamstringing of Wayland, and ultimately to Wayland's revenge: Nidung had promised to give Wayland his daughter...
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and eventually arrives at Jutland, where king Niðung is reigning. Velent is soon challenged by Niðung's smith Amilias. Amilias forges a suit of armour...
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Þiðrekssaga, chapter 128, Egill, brother of Völund, is commanded by King Nidung to shoot an apple off his three-year-old son's head: Now the king wished...
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person existed. Gessler's role in Tell's story is analogous to that of King Niðung in the story of Egil in the Þiðrekssaga. Friedrich Schiller perpetuated...
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Daedalus out of wax and bird feathers. Egil' wings, Völund is held captive at Nidung's court. To help his brother, Egil shoots birds and collects their feathers...
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off in a boat he crafts, windowed with glass, reaching the land of King Nidung. In Chaucer's Merchant's Tale, the following reference to Wade's boat occurs:...
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