The cited sources present Agilaz as a legendary human figure within the Germanic heroic corpus: the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga record him as Egil, brother of the smith‑hero Völund (Wayland). Material culture attestations of the name occur on the Franks Casket (Old English Ægil) and the Pforzen buckle (Alamannic Aigil). The reconstructed Proto‑Germanic form *Agilaz is used by scholars to indicate the common name‑type across these traditions. The provided sources do not supply a narrative birth or supernatural origin beyond these attestations.
The provided sources give no physical or costume description for Agilaz/Egil. In the cited materials he is identified by name, kinship (brother of Völund), and role (archer) but no bodily details, clothing, or iconographic attributes are documented in the excerpts supplied.
Attested principally as an archer and a legendary hero. Secondary summaries (Wikidata, Wikipedia) designate him a 'legendary archer of Germanic mythology' and the saga/poetic contexts name him among the kin and companions of Völund. The supplied sources do not document any specific supernatural powers, notable magical feats, or detailed deeds beyond his role as an archer within those narratives.
Weaknesses
- otherNo attested weaknesses — the provided sources supply no traditions of warding, vulnerabilities, or protective practices for Agilaz/Egil.
Wards
- otherNo attested wards — the provided sources contain no apotropaic practices or rituals directed at Agilaz/Egil.
Rakshasa (Himalayan variants)
A Himalayan reception of the pan-Indian rakshasa motif: hostile or disruptive non‑human beings known from Sanskrit epic and Puranic literature, here noted where Himalayan sources and discussions intersect with the broader epic tradition. The supplied sources do not document distinct, well‑attested Himalayan folklore variants; the entry therefore presents primarily the epic/legendary profile as transmitted into Himalayan contexts in general references.
Baba Yaga
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Adils
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Beaduhild (Böðvildr)
Beaduhild (Old Norse Böðvildr; Old English Beaduhild/Beadohild; also Bodil, Badhild) is a legendary human princess in Germanic heroic tradition whose life is entangled with the smith Wayland (Weland/Vǫlundr). In earlier sources she appears as a tragic victim in the Weland cycle; in later Scandinavian recensions she is recast as Wayland's wife and the mother of a heroic descendant (Viðga).
Beli's bane
A kenning-style epithet from the Old Norse poetic corpus, rendered from Old Norse bani Belia (with an adjectival bjart = 'bright' in some transmissions). It functions as 'the slayer (bane) of Beli' within the prophetic catalogue of Ragnarök in Völuspá rather than as a fully independent named being with its own cult or origin story.
Brunhild
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Brynhildr (Brunhild / Brunhilda)
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Dietrich von Bern
A legendary Germanic heroic figure formed by the folkloric transformation of the historical Ostrogothic king Theoderic the Great; he appears across medieval heroic poems and sagas as an exiled king of 'Bern' (medieval Verona), a great warrior, and opponent of both human and monstrous foes.
Fáfnir
In Old Norse heroic legend Fáfnir is a kin-figure who, after killing his father Hreiðmarr over a cursed hoard, withdraws into the wilderness and takes the hamr of a worm/dragon to brood over treasure; he is slain by the hero Sigurð (Sigurd).
Hagen
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Heodenings
A named princely household/retinue in the Germanic heroic-legend tradition, remembered chiefly for its association with a legendary, recurring battle cycle (Hjaðningavíg, the legend of Heðinn and Hǫgni) and cited in Old English poetry as a hall where a poet once held bardic office.
Háma (Hama / Heime / Heimir)
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Menglöð
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Skald (Norse Poet)
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Community Record
- [1]Egil, brother of Völund — Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 'Egil, brother of Völund'wiki
- [2]Agilaz (Wikidata entry Q11481956). Wikidata entry Q11481956 summaryother
- [3]Thingiverse / Archive item 'Chubby archer (Fixed) (3763587)'. Archive.org item referencing 'archer' material (contains no additional attestations for Agilaz beyond confirming the role 'archer')other