In Norse mythology, Slagfiðr (Old Norse "beating-Finn")[1] is one of a trio of brothers along with Völundr and Egil.
In the Poetic Edda poem Völundarkviða, Slagfiðr is attested as the seven-year husband of the valkyrie Hlaðguðr svanhvít.
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.