Thorskegga has started a series of paintings depicting the gods worshipped by the Anglo-Saxon and Norse settlers in England. The mucky brown colour is gold on the original but our scanner can't cope with it. Black and white versions of these pictures have been used for the covers of Thunder and the Wain.
Weyland is the divine smith of the English countryside. He is credited with ancient barrows, mazes and chalk figures. His history is told in the Norse myths where he is called Volund. He was crippled by a greedy king and forced to make treasures for his household. The crafty smith planned his escape by making a pair of birds wings. He took a terrible revenge by killing the king's children and making jewels and cups for his captor from their skulls and teeth.
He is shown here standing before Weyland's Smithy, a long barrow that bears his name. Below him is an image of the god Freyr on an Anglo-Saxon style brooch.
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