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Three Valkyrs — Olrun, Alvit, and Svanhvit — were captured while bathing by the three brothers Egil, Slagfinn, and Volund (Wayland the smith), who secured their swan plumage; they lived with them nine years before escaping.

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Three Valkyrs — Olrun, Alvit, and Svanhvit — were captured while bathing by the three brothers Egil, Slagfinn, and Volund (Wayland the smith), who secured their swan plumage; they lived with them nine years before escaping. (Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas, Contents > Chapter Xviii: The Valkyrs)

Three Valkyrs — Olrun, Alvit, and Svanhvit — were captured while bathing by the three brothers Egil, Slagfinn, and Volund (Wayland the smith), who secured their swan plumage; they lived with them nine years before escaping. (Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas, Contents > Chapter Xviii: The Valkyrs)

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