One of a trio of brothers along with Völundr and Egil
Drawing of a portion of Franks Casket relevant to the tale of Wayland the Smith, showing Völundr holding with a pair of tongs the skull of one of Níþoþr's children, which he is fashioning into a goblet. The boy's body lies at his feet. Böðvildr and her attendant also appear, and Egil, who in one version made Völundr's wings, is depicted in the act of catching birds.