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Experts reveal 'ancient massacre'Bones found at a prehistoric burial site indicate they belonged to victims of an ancient massacre, say scientists. Remains of 14 people were discovered at Wayland's Smithy, near Uffington White Horse, Oxfordshire, in the 1960s... continues... |
Posted by The Eternal 12th March 2007ce Edited 12th March 2007ce |
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| talking about spoiling the ambience, a large group of neo-nazi's camping there, lighting fires, pissing all over the monument and making us feel very unwelcome. Wotansvolk flags all over the entrance to the tomb....I tried to find the number to contact the ranger but to no avail. A very upsetting experience. |
Posted by listerinepree8th November 2009ce |
| A beautiful Autumn day was spent yesterday at Waylands Smithy. The orange leaves falling all around on a gentle breeze, in this most tranquil spot. People came and went as we sat there and moved around taking our photographs, a popular place for those on foot or bikes and passed every now and then by huge off road vehicals powering down the ridgeway. Sstill this didn't bother me as I sat inside each of the chambers totally switching myself off from the world outside. This place is an absolute treasure. |
Posted by texlahoma31st October 2004ce Edited 1st November 2004ce |
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Mrs Hob was keen to revisit, having been here just after the big storm of '87, when she says some of the trees got toppled. Plenty trees now though. Whilst this may wreck any chances of checking out inter-visibilty with other stuff, it does make it superbly tranquil and welcomingly cool on a hot summer's day. In full agreement with PureJoy's comments about the 4x4s though. They are knackering the ridgeway, and can temporarily spoil the ambience. The holey stones on the facade are marvellous examples of domesticated sarsen. This place lives up to the hype. |
Posted by Hob24th August 2004ce Edited 24th August 2004ce |
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The next point of call when in this area has to be Waylands Smithy! We joined the Ridgeway having crossed over the castle ramparts and headed west to walk the one and a half miles towards it. The walk dragged a bit. The Ridgeway in this section is not particularly exciting and therefore seems longer than it is. At one point we thought we'd taken a wrong turn and had to ask a jogger for confirmation of where the Smithy was. Sure enough though it was there sitting within a copse in the middle of a field. The Smithy was also looking surprisingly well maintained for its age. I wondered aloud if this was because of its proximity to the White Horse. Excavations in 1919 revealed the skeletons of 8 adults and 1 child within the two main chambers and further excavations in 1962 revealed 14 more. The place gets its name from the blacksmith who lived there. It was said that if you left your horse tethered along with some coins on the stone overnight, then the horse would be found shod come morning. Waylands Smithy is of course not really a Smithy but a long barrow and is believed to date from around 3400BCE. From within its chambers we poured another cup of tea and decided upon which spot would be easiest to get to next… This post appears as part of the weblog entry From Marlborough to Marden, walking in the footsteps of the ancients
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Posted by notjamesbond22nd April 2004ce |
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Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow - 8.2.2004 Directions - I think what Chris means (see first fieldnotes) is that if you really want to have the shortest possible walk to Wayland's you could unofficially park where the dead-end road to Knighton Barn (the road is called Knighton Hill) crosses the Ridgeway (circa SU285856). I wouldn't encourage having the shortest possible walk though, although I guess there might be some good reasons in certain situations (e.g. lack of mobility, terrible weather). Most people walk from the Uffington Castle area, or from the signposted National Trust car park (free). For the latter, walk out of the car park as if you were continuing on the road that just took you to the car park and continue to walk up the road until you get to the Ridgeway, turn right and follow the Ridgeway until you pass a line of beech trees. 400m further you'll see the entrance on your right into the Wayland's Smithy enclosure. It's 2 km in total. Alternatively you can approach from the West by parking just off the road between Ashbury and Ashdown House, where it crosses the Ridgeway (circa SU274843). It's only just over 1 km from there. We walked from Uffington Castle, which was pretty pleasant, despite patches of the Ridgeway looking like a mangled forest track (and other bits being bone dry!). The only spoiler of the walk was three annoying 4x4's playing silly muddy buggers, with an attitude. I don't have a problem with real off roading (challenging stuff on private land in forests and farm land), but this is like off-roading for the blandly afflicted. Pointless and tedious. Later we heard and saw three motorbikes churning through the mud right outside Wayland's. It was about 12 years ago when I first visited this famous Long barrow, and it's a good sign that it hasn't changed much. Lots of visitors came and went (quickly), and then suddenly 5 minutes of calm and didn't see another human being all the way back to the NT car park. |
Posted by pure joy15th February 2004ce |
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The exquisite Cheryl and I came here today with some serious photography in mind. The light was priceless, and even better, we had the place to ourselves pretty much all the time. As we did the shoot, something was making a strange whirring call in the field at the back of the monument. Sounded like a grouse, but I'm sure there are no grouse up there. Partridge, perhaps? Anyway, the shoot went brilliantly, and we felt entirely as one with the place. And we saw three hares chasing each other wildly round the adjoining field, which was just brilliant. No boxing, though. . . . Thank you Goddess. |
Posted by treaclechops31st August 2003ce |
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Ah!.... the great long barrow of Waylands Smithy. Is it the great beech trees which give the barrow so much intimacy? Why does it feel so much like home? I have lost count of the times I have been here for painting, picnics, loving, birdwatching, healing, photography, chillin', and now grieving and celebrating all at once. Sitting above the chamber on the capstone I look down into the mouth of the barrow and think of the beautiful, newly dead, feline body of Finbarr gracefully lying in her grave in my garden, 18 miles away. God, I loved that cat. But Waylands has eradicated the grief and now I remember with joy all the love we shared. I was curious to see the phenomenon of the way that although the long barrow is tapered, that if you stand at the very end, the edges of it appear parallel. 'Accident or design?' I mused. Gotta be design. Surely? Very clever in any case. This post appears as part of the weblog entry Galloping through life...
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Posted by Jane19th April 2003ce Edited 30th April 2003ce |
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My first visit on a beautiful March day. Found through curiosity a good approach to the site - when coming down the Ridgeway from Uffington castle there are woods either side of the path, once you have crossed the final road before the Wayland's site - jump over the ditch and go into the woods on your left - there is a great straight avenue of trees to follow and the site can be seen appearing to your right - go back over the ditch through the gate and to the tomb I checked out the parallell sides "trick" mentioned below - subtle, interesting I particularly liked the sympathetic arrangement of trees around the tomb especially the four corner trees - if you go to the front and walk backwards the two back-end trees are framed nicely between the two front megaliths. At the foot of one of the back-corner trees daffodils (I think) were coming up; the dead are dead, but spring's begun the old make way for blooded young |
Posted by fat elvis 17th March 2003ce |
| I was here on Sunday the first of September. Whilst I stood on the mound with my wife a man who had obviously been mixing his drinks, or worse, reeled up to us and explained the amazing trick of perspective the barrow forms. Seen from the thin end the sides appear to be parallel. I have not seen this phenomenon noted anywhere else. |
Posted by Mantis 3rd September 2002ce |
| I always feel very emotional when I come here. I don't feel sad nor do I feel happy, but I do feel deeply. It is very peaceful here. Whenever I am in the area I pop along here and just spend a few minutes in quiet contemplation. Then I tend to leave a few pennies as a libation and then move on. |
Posted by younggayandfree 6th August 2002ce |
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This is indeed a lovely spot. It was one of the stopping points on a brief tour of the area at the Ancient Sacred Landscapes Network conference in summer 2000. Nice to see that even though there were clearly solstice campers coming through the area, the Smithy site was relatively free of trash (not so Avebury or the orchards at Glastonbury, sadly...) I hope to hike all or part ofthe Rideway track this summer when I visit, and will certainly be spending time in this location; White Horse Hill and environs is my favorite place on earth. |
Posted by albion16th March 2002ce |
| Visited Wayland's Smithy on my 30th birthday, and must say I didn't feel quite so old! And what a birthday party with such esteemed company. Mrs Ironman & I enjoyed a bit of birthday cake there and managed to get a whole hour of undisturbed peace. The highlight of an otherwise hectic day spent travelling from Bristol to London and back again! |
Posted by IronMan7th January 2002ce |
| Wandered up the Ridgeway having been and sat on White Horse Hill in the afternoon sun, end of September '97. Nobody else about 'cept for a lone mountain biker and us two. Wayland's Smithy was a very welcome goal after such an enjoyable trudge. Trix did his usual archaeological assessment and took lots of photos...I oohed and aahed at the tranquility, the low golden light of early Autumn and was pleased to be here at last. They say that if you pay the Smith with silver he'll re-shoe your horse. Well, I don't know about that, but I hid a 5p piece amongst the stones and the next week I got bought a new set of tyres! |
Posted by franmort 21st November 2001ce Edited 6th February 2003ce |
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I visited the Smithy for the first time this week, running the gauntlet of an angry stoat on the way! What a stunning site. Warming sunlight filtering through the almost protective wall of trees and the lack of other visitors created a perfect atmosphere. The long, low tapering mound is beautifully shaped and the row of stones guarding the entrance way are just perfect. I will be back soon. |
Posted by drzoon 17th September 2001ce |
| I spend a lot of time visiting sites, seeking out the unvisited and unheard of but there is something about Wayland's Smithy that keeps calling me back. Apart form this year, I have spent every beltain of my adult life at this barrow. It is so homely, beautiful and comforting. It as also worth a visit for the Summer Solstice as there are always other people there and a real sense of festival is in the air all night. One year a horse and cart turned up for the night and it was difficult to find somewhere to put your sleeping bag - that was a great night. |
Posted by wayland3rd June 2001ce |
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After the unexpected death of a close friend I just had to visit my favourite site. The deep calm that pervades the site is the single balm I know to ease pain. The fact that I saw Julian in Avebury on the same day was the greatest bonus I could have asked for! Unfortunately the first view of the sacred path to the Smithy almost completely ruined my mood. The rusting burnt-out car that blocks the path felt like a needle being stabbed into my third eye. I'm just grateful it wasn't any nearer to the site... Cold it may have been but I managed to get nekkid and run around before saying my proper goodbye's to a great mate. Naked, facing South over the entrance, I had the rising, almost full, moon balanced on one hand and the setting sun on the other. I don't think I could have stood any more symbolism at that point. Goodbye Hugh. |
Posted by teknohippy 10th February 2001ce |
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I love this place. Has anyone else noticed how the trees all seem to bend inwards over the barrow? I was here with two friends a few years back, and one of them, Marcus, had brought two L-shaped bits of coathanger with him and was trying his hand at divining. He noticed that when he walked parellel to the front of the barrow, the rods would swing towards each stone and he passed them, and back to the centre during the spaces between. The same thing happened when I tried it, but when Matt had a go, they swung AWAY from the stones instead of towards them. Have a go next time you're there - see whether you're an 'inny' or an 'outy'! |
Posted by markybov 6th April 2000ce |
| Whatever you do, do not follow the signs to the official car park, unless you fancy a 2.5 mile trek down the Ridgeway. Check out your OS map and you'll see there's a small lane midway between the site and the car park- Once at the site, you'll find a great longbarrow , although not on the scale of West Kennet, it's somehow more inspiring. Set in a copse of tall trees, the only sound is that of the wind sighing through the trees, and a feeling of total tranquility pervades the whole area-forget what I said earlier-the long walk makes it all the more worthwhile-go early and forget for a few moments the teeming mass of human life thats all too close. |
Posted by Chris18th March 2000ce |
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If you along the Rudgeway go, About a mile for aught I know, There Wayland's cave then you may see, Surrounded by a group of trees. They say that in this cave did dwell A smith that was invisible; At last he was found out, they say, He blew up the place and vlod away. To Devonshire then he did go, Full of sorrow, grief and woe, Never to return again; So here I'll add the shepherd's name - Job Cork. 'Job Cork's poem also indicates the site had trees around it before those planted by Lord Craven in 1810.' - Clive Alfred Spinnage |
Posted by wysefool13th May 2007ce Edited 13th May 2007ce |
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Be careful about the amount of cash you leave: "The popular belief still retains memory of this wild legend.. It was believed that Wayland Smith's fee was sixpence, and that, unlike other workmen, he was offended if more was offered." From p219 of 'Introductions and notes and illustrations to the novels..' by Walter Scott. Vol 2, 1833. This sounds reminiscent of hobs and fairies, who are also unimpressed by the wrong type of payment, and will stop being helpful after such mannerless behaviour. |
Posted by Rhiannon7th May 2007ce |
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"...Then let my tale be told, While yet my stones stand firm on English mould, To those among ye who yet love our tongue, How Wayland the Smith forged here of old." K M Buck, The Song of Wayland |
Posted by wysefool 6th May 2007ce |
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"It is believed that the almost total absence of coins from the recent excavations (1962-3) was largely due to the long-standing custom for the local children to search there for any coins which Wayland might have overlooked. (Disbury, D. 1968. History of Ashbury, II)." From Notes on the Folklore of Prehistoric Sites in Britain L. V. Grinsell Folklore, Vol. 90, No. 1. (1979), pp. 66-70. Would excavators really have been expecting to find many coins anyway?! |
Posted by Rhiannon 15th October 2006ce |
A reasonably old record of the legend:This was recorded by Francis Wise in 1738:From: Weland the Smith, by H. R. Ellis Davidson, in Folklore, Vol. 69, No. 3. (Sep., 1958), pp. 145-159. |
Posted by Rhiannon 29th September 2006ce Edited 29th September 2006ce |
Sir Charles Peers, the joint excavator of the site, described the folk lore and its curious confirmation by the post-War work. It was said that Wayland, the Farrier God, lived here and shod the horses of the wayfarer who left a silver groat upon the stones. Now in excavating the site two iron currency bars of the first century B.C. were revealed, as if in fulfilment of the story.From The Times, August 9th, 1932, p13. However, dully, I have read elsewhere the suggestion that the 'currency bars' aren't as old as they might be. But what's the truth? According to the Davidson article in the Folklore post above, the bars are mentioned in C R Peers and R A Smith's article in Archaeological Journal, I, 1921, p188. |
Posted by Rhiannon 24th September 2006ce Edited 29th September 2006ce |
What Wayland (Volund) got up to in his smithy isn't actually very nice, if you read the 'Völundarkviða' Norse poem. It's a bit gruesome. I'll leave it up to you whether you tell the kids as they're poking about amongst the stones. Actually they'll probably relish it. A little excerpt:He struck off the heads of those stalwart boys,You can read the translation by W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor at 'Woden's Harrow - Norse Myth Source Texts' here http://www.angelfire.com/on/Wodensharrow/volund.html |
Posted by Rhiannon 21st July 2006ce Edited 21st July 2006ce |
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I'm posting this as folklore as much as to see if anyone can confirm the tale, else it's in danger of becoming newly minted 'folklore for the future', at least in Tyneside. During the great storm of 1987, when trees all over England were toppled by sudden great winds (the storm the Met Office didn't predict), many of the trees surrounding Wayland's Smithy were uprooted. However, none of them fell inwards, thus protecting the barrow from damage. Is this true? and if so, is there a nice tidy rational explanation, possibly to do with air pressure or soil density, that doesn't require the invocation of protective tree spirits? |
Posted by Hob 24th August 2004ce Edited 24th August 2004ce |
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My Grandfather has been a regular visitor to the vale for most of his life and he recently recounted this tale to me: Wayland had a young apprentice called Flibberdy Gibbard whom he sent to Uffington to by some nails, sometime later Flibberdy returned with the wrong size nails and Wayland was so angered that he started throwing rocks at the poor apprentice, as each rock came they doubled in size 'til he threw one giant rock which landed just next to the now whimpering Flibberdy who was forced to stay there sobbing 'til the ends of his days. This final rock, and the spot where Flibberdy Gibbard was banished to, can still be found down towards the farm and is now reffered to as Snivelling Corner. It's also where the term "Flibberdy Gibbard" cames from meaning one whom could not organise a p**s up in a brewery, Which Ironically was a favourite insult of my Great Grandmother! |
Posted by devrev 9th March 2004ce |
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Norse (or Teutonic) Mythology Wayland (alt: Weland, Volund, Vulcan et al) appears in various guises in various mythologies (even Ancient Greece!). In the Northern Mythology he and his brothers come into contact with the Valkyrs, beautiful ladies with swan plummage who can fly, only to lose them later. Wayland pursues his love with zeal and this causes him to be captured and enslaved. He is put to work creating weapons of magical power and during his capture suffers the loss of an eye and a cut achilles hill resulting in a lame leg. I thoroughly recommend anyone interested in wayland smithy to read up on the Norse Mythology for the full story, it is truly a wonderful tale. The Saxons have many mythological associations with the Norse tradition and you can see how the story of Wayland has been carried from Remote Scandinavia, through mainland Europe and with the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons, into England and then to leafy Oxfordshire. Although the folklore relates to the Anglo-Saxon mythology of a Neolithic Long barrow (many thousands of years difference!), it is still an interesting aside. Tied up with Wayland Smithy are a number of stones and barrows relating to the tale. Wittich's Hill, a barrow (Wittich was the son of Wayland) and Beaghild's burial place (a princess whom Wayland ravished), another barrow are but two in the local area. |
Posted by wysefool 5th November 2003ce |
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the secret passage There is some folklore concerning Waylands that a secret passage lies underneath it and opens up in Ashbury coombes (a mile or so away). Shepherds in the late 19th century used to strike a crowbar into the ground near to the 'cave' (as it was then before reconstruction in the 1960s) and hear a hollow sound. I guess they were half right! Later archaeology helped us understand that Waylands had a number of stages of construct. The hollow sound was likely to have been an earlier grave lying underneath the present sarsen faced long barrow. I have also read of the secret passage connecting to White Horse Hill. The two sites seem always to be closey linked in folklore. |
Posted by wysefool 5th November 2003ce |
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Female and Male stones? The huge sarsens that guard the front of the tomb are four in number. Two other original large stones are missing. Are they in any particular shape? I have always looked at the lozenge (or diamond) shaped stones as female (think hips!) and the thinner more upright stones as male (think phallus!). This appears to be the case at Waylands Smithy (look at some of the piccies). I think the missing one on the left hand side was male and the missing one on the right hand side middle was female. The avenue at Avebury sometimes leads me to a similar conclusion with male and female stones. |
Posted by wysefool 4th November 2003ce |
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Kathleen Wiltshire published this story in her 'More Ghosts and Legends of the Wiltshire Countryside', hearing it from a Mrs J Morrison of Urchfont Manor in 1970. A man was once camping near Wayland's Smithy on a hiking trip. In the night 'he heard much movement nearby as would be heard if men and horses were moving camp.' In the morning he went to investigate where the sounds had been coming from - but there wasn't so much as a mark in the damp grass. Locals were said to remark 'It would be them Romans' whom he'd heard. |
Posted by Rhiannon 28th October 2003ce |
| Leave your horse and payment here and by the morning Wayland will have shod the horse and pocketed the cash. |
Posted by drzoon 17th September 2001ce |
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'About 1810 the ground covering and surrounding the stones was planted with fir trees and beeches, forming a circular plantation called here a folly, hence Wayland's Folly, a name that did not stick. The planting was after the site had been cleared at the direction of Lord Craven who owned the site, the monument being made considerably more conspicuous . . . In 1859 the firs having died were cut down, leaving the exterior ring of beeches. In 1861 it was referred to as in a very neglected state, covered with elder bushes, briars and nettles and when A L Lewis visited it in 1868 he referred to it as within a plantation the denseness of which made it difficult to trace the surrounding layout of stones.' Clive Alfred Spinage Myths and Mysteries of Wayland Smith |
Posted by wysefool 13th May 2007ce |
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extract from 'Berkshire' by Harold Peake, concerning the first dig at Waylands: '... it was not until 1919 that any scientific exploration of it was undertaken. This exploration was conducted by Mr Reginald Smith and Mr C R Peers, with a number of Berkshire Colleagues, in July 1919 and June 1920. Among the interesting things that they found were two iron currency bars, dating from the Early Iron Age, dug up from the foot of the stone upon which it had been customary to place the groat. The chamber has always been known to consist of a central passage, with a square chamber on either side and one at the end. The end slab has every appearance of having been a roofing slab that has slipped down behind two side stones at the end of this chamber, but no steps have been taken to ascertain whether the passage continued beyond it. The most interesting discovery made was that the sides of the barrow had been supported by dry walling of large sarsen stones set with a decided ramp. Remains of eight skeletons were found in the chambers, but in a bad state of preservation, while a burial in a crouched position was found just outside on the west. In spite of a careful search no grave furniture was found.' |
Posted by wysefool 7th May 2007ce |
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Wayland Smithy is a place that has a haunting atmosphere, and as I am reading a Peter Please book at the moment, he is a 'wayfaring soul' of Bath much given to walking the Wiltshire countryside,I thought it would be nice to recommend his book; "The Chronicles of the White Horse", written for children and adults it is a good book and the story culminates at Wayland's Smithy... In the following quote he invokes the bloodied hooves of the horse pounding between the standing stones, calling the dead and all things that have ended back into the barrow.... "I was at the door of the manger, the horseshoe chamber of Waylands. Not a grave, but a door, a passage between two worlds; a spirit cavern for the dead and all that is dying.... and on a happier note; "I heard the bells ringing in Wayland's Smithy. I heard the larks above White Horse Hill.I saw the flowers opening. I saw the barley growing. I saw the lambs in the meadows. I heard the earth singing. And even when the last of the light had faded to a pinprick in the sky, and the last of the stars had disappeared..... Myself when I wrote about it found it an utterly peaceful place but I expect it was because there were no people around - dead or alive ;) |
Posted by moss7th May 2007ce Edited 19th June 2007ce |
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More Holy than rightious... Those huge sarsens at Waylands (and indeed many other sites). Ever noticed that huge one at Waylands full of little holes? Well how? I was dicussing this recently with a visitor to the site who suggested that the geological formation of the sarsen was to blame. Apparently, the holes were formed when the sedimentary sandstone in more liquid form, moulded around tree roots. The later cooling and formation of the stones caused these holes to appear. The wood, rots away, or at best creates a weakness, and hey presto, the holes appear and erode. Holy or Hole-y? |
Posted by wysefool 4th November 2003ce |
| Those interested in Waylands Smithy Neolithic origins should consider getting hold of a copy of John North's wonderful book 'Stonehenge, Neolithic Man and the Cosmos' in which a section is devoted to the Archaeo-Astronomy of Waylands Smithy and how it is sited according to the rising and setting of certain star constellations that had either ritual, or functional importance to neolithic man. Apparently, Waylands Smithy has a relationship to Deneb, a star in Cygnus (the swan) in the Milky Way. This was a star that set on the northern point of the horizon and was revered in Northern Mythology. |
Posted by wysefool 4th November 2003ce |
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A new book by a local author about waylands smithy has been released this year. It is called 'Myths and Mysteries of Wayland Smith' by 'Clive Alfred Spinage' and is priced at £10 (GBP). It contains much folklore about the local legend of Wayland as well as more mythological folklore. There is also a good description of the archaeology relating to the site. There are some excellent prints in it (although the print quality is a bit lacking) including a lovely ariel shot of the site showing that the ridgeway once flowed right past the front of the tomb rather than on its present course. It is up for sale at www.amazon.co.uk, but I purchased mine local from a bookshop called 'wessex press' in Wantage. Good reading for those interested in both the archaeology and folklore of the site. |
Posted by wysefool 4th November 2003ce |
| Weylands Smithy, not far from the White Horse at Uffington......my sacred place. A place I like to go when the hectic world becomes too much. At the entrance I always ask Wayland for permission to enter this sacred site, he always invites me in with a gentle breeze and a whisper of acknowledgement through the trees. Many people come to this place, tourists, Witches and those wishing to be at one with nature. It is welcoming and safe and there in that sacred place, you can be yourself and nothing but. It is charged with such electricity at different times of the year but it has a wonderful peaceful atmosphere all the same. Come to this place, kindly ask for permission to enter as to be respectful to Wayland and bask in all it's Glory. Leave nothing behind except gentle tokens such as corn, flowers or your love when you go......but take with you the sense of peace and love that it gives willingly to those who wish to recieve it. Blessed Be that sacred place. |
Posted by Astrophel 9th May 2002ce Edited 28th December 2002ce |
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summer in 99 first time along the ridgeway felt like my feet were wearing away had to stop here and rest in the arms of the mother slept in the shade of a beech tree so often been back since. |
Posted by mindweed 29th April 2002ce |
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A visit to the Long Barrow on UTubeA visit to the barrow at 19:30 in early September 2009 |
Posted by Chance22nd September 2009ce |
Wayland's Smithy video on youtube |
Posted by wickerman25th April 2009ce |
Chambers Book of daysSuperb Image and text explaining the Weyland myth and the connections with other myths and legends. |
Posted by wysefool 25th June 2007ce |
H M J Underhill SlidesTwo slides of the smithy from the archive of the Oxford Institute of Archaeology. |
Posted by wysefool 25th June 2007ce |
Ebay picturePicture of ebayer selling an art print of Weyland. Looks a bit cheesey to me (no accounting for taste). At the top of the picture is the Smithy. Didn't link to the selling page as didn't want it to be a commercial link. --- DON"T KNOW HOW LONG THIS LINK WILL LAST --- |
Posted by wysefool 15th May 2007ce Edited 15th May 2007ce |
YouTube - Swords of WaylandClip from an episode of Robin of Sherwood (the eighties one, not the one on telly at the mo), entitled 'Swords of Wayland'. - they don't make them like they used too! |
Posted by wysefool 15th May 2007ce |
Kipling SocietyNotes on Puck of Pooks Hill and the Sword of Weyland. Nice piccy of Mr Smith aswell. |
Posted by wysefool 15th May 2007ce |
Jordsvin PageTeutonic/Scandinavian Roots of Mr Smith. Not sure I want to go into the 'Spae-Realms' though, down the pub sounds like more fun. ;-) |
Posted by wysefool 15th May 2007ce |
The Smith and the DevilInteresting look at how Blacksmiths are viewed as devilish in folklore and culture. Much text about the Vulcan! |
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Metalworking and the Sacred SmithView on prehistoric metallurgy and Wayland |
Posted by wysefool 7th May 2007ce |
Bored of the Rings?Text by prof. David Hinton about another prof. who goes by the name of J R R Tolkein, and his travels to Wayland Smithy (and WHH and other places in the vicinity). - Randal Graves: All right, look, there's only one "Return," okay, and it ain't "of the King," it's "of the Jedi." |
Posted by wysefool 6th May 2007ce |
The H.M.J. Underhill ArchiveA magic lantern slide from the H.M.J. Underhill Archive showing two views of Wayland's Smithy 'cave' as seen in the late 19th Century. There's another slide showing a plan of Wayland's Smithy on the same web site. |
Posted by Kammer7th October 2004ce |
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Megaliths: Wayland's SmithyThis site has some background information on the Wayland's Smithy, a selection of photos (including an infra-red shot), and a Virtual Reality tour of the interior. The VR tour is good, but you'll need either a Java enabled browser or (better still) the RealVR plug-in for it to work. I suspect that it's best viewed on a fast Internet connection, but if you're a patient modem user it might still be worth trying. Kammer x |
Posted by Kammer 8th August 2002ce |
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