- Böðvildr, Beadohild,
Bodil or
Badhild was a princess, the
daughter of the evil king Níðuðr/Niðhad/Niðung who
appears in
Germanic legends, such as Deor...
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Equivalent character names Vǫlundarkviða Dēor Þiðreks saga Vǫlundr Wēlund
Velent Níðuðr Nīðhād Níðungr Bǫðvildr
Beaduhild Heren...
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Leeds Cross found in
Leeds Minster,
depicting Wayland (below)
holding Beaduhild/Bǫðvildr
above his head, at a
right angle. Wayland's head has been lost...
- as
German and Old
Norse analogues, have Widia, the son of
Weland and
Beaduhild, as one of Theodoric's
foremost retainers.: 205–7 The
fifth vignette...
- his
other hand
Wayland offers the goblet,
containing drugged beer, to
Beaduhild, Niðhad's daughter, whom he then
rapes when she is unconscious. Another...
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carvings on the
thinner sides.This
figural imagery includes Weland and
Beaduhild, two
figures from
Anglican folklore, as well as
Christian imagery likely...
