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Updated: May 18, 2025
"Without the command of the king he will not mend it," she said, "unless the king's daughter herself will come to him." Badhild set out immediately for the smithy. There Wayland substituted for her ring his own, which, had the curious magic power of making its wearer fall in love with the smith.
A long time later, Badhild, the king's daughter, while playing with her companions in the garden one day, broke a costly ring that Nidung had given her. She was greatly vexed and feared to tell her father. "Why not take it to Wayland to mend?" suggested one of her trusted maidens. So Badhild gave the trinket to the girl and bade her take it to Wayland. She brought it back with her.
When they were leaving Wayland embraced Badhild and said to her: "You will be the mother of a boy your child and mine. The next time Wayland saw Eigil he bade him bring to him all kinds of feathers, large and small. "I wish to make for myself a doublet of feathers," he explained. Then Eigil shot many birds of prey and brought their feathers to Wayland.
I killed them, and of their bones made vessels for your table. Your daughter Badhild is my wife. So have I repaid evil with evil, and our connection is ended." With these words he flew away, while Nidung in great anger cried: "Eigil, shoot at Wayland." "I cannot harm my own brother," replied Eigil. "Shoot," cried the king, "or I will kill you."
The king, strange to say, did not take offense at this speech, but on the contrary showed Eigil still greater favor than he had in the past. The archer frequently visited his brother Wayland, but Badhild came but seldom to her husband's house. One day the two came together at Wayland's special request.
Instead he returned to Zealand with Badhild and Widge, and there they lived happily for many years. Wayland was known throughout all the world for his knowledge and skill, and his son Widge was a powerful hero, whose praises were much celebrated in song. So ends the story of Wayland, the great smith of the northern countries.
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