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Updated: July 19, 2025
He was a celebrated man and the most skilful master of the bow to be found anywhere in the world. The king welcomed him, and he remained a long time at the court. One day Nidung proposed that, since he was such a skilful bowman, he should try shooting an apple from the head of his own son. Eigil agreed. "You may have only one trial," the king said.
She is the fairest woman that sun ever looked on, or that man ever loved. 'It is a lie, answered Eigil. 'I know one lovelier still, and her name is Alruna. Odin does not love Freya so fondly as Eigil adores her. 'It is no lie, cried Slagfid, 'and may shame fall on him who slanders me.
At last Slagfid and Eigil could bear it no longer, and declared they would travel through the whole world till they found their wives; but Wayland, the youngest, determined to stay at home. 'You would do much better to remain where you are, said he. 'You do not know in which direction to look for them, and it is useless to seek on earth for those who fly through the air.
Then Eigil laid an arrow in his bow and shot Wayland as he had been instructed, under his left arm, until the blood flowed and everyone thought that the great smith had received his death wound. But Wayland, unharmed, flew away to Zealand and made his home there in his father's land.
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