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Continue reading →: 30 DoA #23: Original Composition23. Your own composition – a piece of writing about or for this deity. This is a piece I wrote back in 2008, when I was having a lot of fun exploring traditional Anglo-Saxon poetry forms. Apologies in advance for any obscure kennings. The Smith’s Secret Lame Lord’s toil drives…
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Continue reading →: 30 DoA #22: Word Hoards22. A quote, a poem, or piece of writing with which you think this deity resonates strongly. I have to thank Lorna Smithers over at From Peneverdant for this poem, which I had not encountered previously, but which is a wonderful tribute to the Master Smith. I’m not generally a fan of…
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Continue reading →: 30 DoA #21: Music21. Music that makes you think of this deity. Bearing in mind that my (modern) musical tastes tend to focus on just a few artists, here are a number of songs that remind me of Wayland. Sting: Ghost Story, The End of the Game, Why Should I Cry for…
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Continue reading →: Angeline of La RomieuI was browsing through Sam Webster’s pieces at Patheos, and while reading his “Restoring Idolatry to Iconolotry” and discussion of zoomorphic icons, I remembered a curious little southern French town my family and I had visited when I was eight. What stuck in my memory was a rather unusual bust of…
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Continue reading →: 30 DoA #20: Art20. Art that reminds you of this deity. Finding art to match my experience of Wayland has been a challenge. Elven smiths are not that easy to come by on Google Image Search! Even so, here are a few that come close.







