Wayland the Smith

English Folklore

*The Wise Goldsmith, Dexterous Craftsman, Unsurpassed Master Smith, Elf Friend

Few Gods are more renown, more famed than Wayland, none more skilled or justly prideful than The Grand Smith himself.

His story begins when he began to show talent for metal work at a very young age and eventually took on an apprenticeship with a local Tinker, where before long he acquired great skill in his new profession. Soon his name spread far and wide, after seeing such fine craftsmanship from one so young, one of the local Smithing Gods then took Wayland into his care.

After having seen his new instructors wyrd method of simply adding or subtracting metal from his work as needed to accomplish his given goal, Wayland thought about this and wondered how a mortal might do the same. After much thought and experimentation he invented forge welding so that mortals might perform the same feat, combining multiple pieces of metal together to form one seamless piece.

Eventually after having learned all that he might and his master then excitedly exclaiming that he had taught Wayland all that he could, Wayland then moved on.

Hungry for more knowledge in the craft of metalworking the Young Master Smith would then go on to the Dwarfs to learn the secrets of their hidden craft.*

Excerpt from Hyperborean Radio.

Wayland the Smith is now for sale. My English subscribers can purchase this marvellous painting of Albion's greatest smith. Display your English culture & folklore unabashedly and proudly. ?

?Æthelwulf?

German Folklore

Mother Earth has always been here beside us, never having left our side Her story may have been hidden beneath Saints & Madonna's, or even The Great Seer Notburga, yet the Church, for all of their supposed power, failed to rid the people of this most beloved God. This God who leads the Wild Hunt atop her White Stag! Hops crowning its regal antlers, 'Ertha herself astride his mighty back in all of her glory wielding a riding crop of sacred Valerian Stalk.

Excerpt from Hyperborean Radio

Ertha is now for sale. Enjoy! ?

?Æthelwulf?

Good evening,

I hope you're all well?

The Leshy, ruler, grandfather and steward of the Forests across Slavia. The health, age and size of the forest directly effecting the scope of his power. As the deeper into the forest he goes the greater his capabilities, in a grand and powerful forest The Leshy can be taller than the tallest tree or mountains and his eyes can be as stars in the sky looking down from the constellations above, yet at the edge of his domain The Leshy is as small as a blade of grass.

The Leshy is now for sale. I painted him last year for Hyperborean Radio's website (Slavic section). So, to all my Slavic friends. Have at it! ?

?Æthelwulf?

Working on the second painting for Hyperborean Radio's project "Everyday Paganism" (unofficial name)