nathwylc, sometimes spelled nathwilc, is an Old English word meaning "I know not which."[1] The word nathwylc appears multiple times in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. The poem mentions that Beowulf, the eponymous hero, has armor forged by Weyland. It is thought that this is a reference to "Weyland the Smith," a character from Germanic lore, who is pictured below on the Franks Casket.
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Franks Casket
- ^ Hall, J.R. Clark (1984). A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 246.