- Völund's
smithy in the centre,
Níðuð's daughter to the left, and
Níðuð's dead sons
hidden to the
right of the smithy.
Between the girl and the smithy...
-
Norse mythology mentions three kings of Närke,
Nidud, Olof the Sharp-sighted and Sporsnjall.
Nidud was a
villainous king in the lay of
Wayland the smith...
- in the lay of Völund (Weyland the Smith): "When the Lord of the Njars,
Nidud,
heard That Völund sat in
Wolfdale alone, He sent
warriors forth: white...
- Wayland's
smithy in the centre,
Níðuð's daughter Böðvildr to the left, and
Níðuð's dead sons
hidden to the
right of the smithy.
Between the girl and the...
- Níðuðr hét
konungr í Svíþjóð.
Nidud was the name of a king in Sweden....
- Norse: Sævarstað The name
means "place by the sea", "sea-stead".
After Nidud's men had
hamstrung Wayland, they
confined him to an
island named Sævarstað...
- St, 29: "'Lucky..' said
Volund 'that I can use my
webbed feet'/of
which Nidud's warriors deprived me!'/Laughing,
Volund rose into air..".
Orchard tr. 2011...
- [Brisingamen]
afterwards caused the gods’ lady [Idunn] to go into the rock-
Nidud’s [giant’s]
courts to Brunnakr’s bench. — Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Haustlöng,...
