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''Völundarkviða'' (''Völundr's poem'', the name can be anglicized as ''Völundarkvitha'', ''Völundarkvidha'', ''Völundarkvida'', ''Volundarkvitha'', ''Volundarkvidha'' or ''Volundarkvida'') is one of the mythological poems of the ''Poetic Edda''. ==Synopsis== The poem relates the story of the artisan Völundr. In the poem, he is called "prince of the elves" (''vísi álfa'') and "one of the ''álfar''" or "leader of ''álfar''" (''álfa ljóði''). He is also mentioned as one of the three sons of the king of the Finns in the poem. His wife ''Hervör-Alvitr'', a valkyrie, abandons him after nine years, and he is later captured by Níðuðr, a petty-king of Närke (Sweden) greedy for his gold. Völundr is hamstrung and put to work on an island making artifacts for the king. Eventually he finds means of revenge and escape. He kills Niðuðr's sons, impregnates his daughter and then flies away laughing. The poem is appreciated for its evocative images. :In the night went men, :in studded corslets, :their shields glistened :in the waning moon. ''Völundarkviða'' 6, Thorpe's translation The Völundr myth appears to have been widespread among the Germanic peoples. It is also related in the ''Þiðrekssaga af Bern'' (''Velents þáttr smiðs'') and it is alluded to in the Old English poem ''The Lament of Deor''. It is moreover depicted on a panel of the 7th century Anglo-Saxon Franks Casket and on the 8th century Gotlandic Ardre image stone VIII. The poem is preserved in its entirety among the mythological poems of the Codex Regius and the beginning of the prose prologue is also found in the AM 748 I 4to fragment. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Völundarkviða」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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