Wayland the Smith | Weird, Vengeful Elf or Ancient Crippled God?

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@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Hey guys, before watching, please take note: I don't usually put trigger warnings on old tales, but I got a bit visceral with the telling of this one and it is just quite a weird and horrid story in some respects. You name it. Torture, murder, infanticide, cannibalism, sexual violence, regular violence. It's all in this story. You have been warned. Skip past the story to the Mythology stuff about half way through if you don't fancy that or it's too early in the morning 😅

@Ghost_wheel 5 ай бұрын

Good on you for adding the trigger warning. I do hope you never self censor your stories. I think it was Tain who said something about censorship along the lines of "Don't tell me I can't eat steak because you don't have teeth"

@Rebecca-d7b 5 ай бұрын

I've always loved this story and I think you did an awesome job telling it.

@andyowens-kirk8309 5 ай бұрын

Such a shame that the world has become so infantilised and full of snowflakes that you felt the need to warn people who might be "triggered" by the content. Given that this has been told and retold for thousands of years. The ancient myths you cover are full of similar subjects. I would have thought the people who are subscribed to your channel arre aware, and accepti5of such thi GS. Such a sad state the so called modern world has become. Great story though. I've always wondered about Weyland, and hope to visit Weyland Smithy someday.

@simon1714 5 ай бұрын

@andyowens-kirk8309 Why does it bother you if people who don't want to hear about violence and sexual assault get a warning about it? You can still watch the video. You have lost nothing. Everyone has a right to choose if and when they are exposed to such things.

@Ghost_wheel 5 ай бұрын

@@simon1714 He was triggered by a trigger warning. The irony of it.

@travisbrewer1641 5 ай бұрын

I love the manic energy you have when you get really into telling the tale, You're an incredible storyteller

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

I do get carried away sometimes 😂 Thanks for the comment my friend 🙏

@StephMcAlea 5 ай бұрын

In Welsh it's known as Gofannon's Smithy. Gofannon, the ‘Divine-Smith,’ was the son of Belenos, the Sun-God, and Anu, his wife. Gofannon made a silver hand for the maimed Llud at the site. He is mentioned in the Mabinogion, has many links to Vulcan and earlier. All of these probably stem from PIE myths but I don't know of any. Thank you for the teachings and for reaching into your word-hoard with the tale of Weyland.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

That’s interesting, I didn’t know it’s welsh name. Is there a name in the old language for west kennet long barrow and Adam’s grave too? Yeah, I meant to talk about celtic counterparts of the divine smith at the end but it slipped my mind, thanks for mentioning ☺️🙏

@willempasterkamp862 5 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow If fannon is the same as finn (wing) that sounds the same as Gondor (Gandar) or Slagfinn a brother of Volund (wiland), Slagfinn married the valkyrie Svanvith (swan-white) ; Cepheus married Cassiopeia (celestial) . Gunther, the old hunter and the vain queen , Sappheriah .

@dubuyajay9964 5 ай бұрын

@@willempasterkamp862 Sound The Horn of Gondor.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

☝️

@GramaSagefeather 4 ай бұрын

Such a great telling of this tale. You are a great Bard indeed

@sarasmr4278 5 ай бұрын

All hail the God of the Algorithm, who hath blessed me on this fine day. 🙏 💜

@mountainben88 3 ай бұрын

He is attempting to cheapen the accompanists of a ancient inventor and smith who created some of the earliest known attempts at creating hand gliders by attempting to combines him with other people. Who knows how many people attempted to create hand gliders over the last 2 thousand years. Bird, wings, could be the origins of the ideal of gliders. He Studied captured birds and attempting to make something similar. Studying wing resistance of the birds' wings and its weight. Other Europeans attempted the same thing in various time periods. The dream of flying like a bird is nothing new or original but very ancient. Nature sometimes gives ideals for inventions and smith are known for attempting to create new things for all kinds of reason, farming, war, different styles of weapons, new methods of creating heat, combining metals with various other things even other types of metals. attaching wood and metal in new ways. such knowledge was important for ancient inventors and the reason invention and smiths are often connected to each other. You ever take a bird and push him up and down in the air. Invention with multiple purposes for work related tasks have increases chances of surviving and spreading. clockwork Toys have a reduced chance of surviving, when it migrated from Europe to Japan, the Japanese attempted to turn it into a art. The devices where barely reproduced in Europe. We are living in the age of factories, in a time where grown men like playing with toys and watching badly written cheap films plays on TVs. Makes me think of that star trek the new generation episode where the crew got drunk and one of the crew members pulled out all the chips and started to play with them like a small child.

@KeithAnderson-ff6bs 5 ай бұрын

I could listen to you telling these stories for hours (and often do). My favorite channel hands down 😊

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Love this comment. I’ll keep making the tales then. Happy listening my friend and thanks for supporting the channel with all those watch hours 🙏☺️♥️

@Eriugena8 5 ай бұрын

yeah one day he should do a marathon, like some daimon bard trying to put to bed this restless youtube. 👏🏽👏🏽

@xxWillowWandxx 5 ай бұрын

No one tells tale (folklore) like you bravo 👏 I can see the similarities with other tales. Thankyou ♥️

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏☺️✨

@anders4881 5 ай бұрын

Well, that escalated quickly! Put me in mind of “How very different from the home life of our own dear Queen!” I’ve always found Wayland’s Smithy and the Uffington White Horse quite magically beautiful places to visit.

@writethepath8354 5 ай бұрын

💜 Patricia Briggs is an urban fantasy author, her main series is Mercy Thompson, a coyote shapeshifter out of her league in a world of vampires, werewolves and fae among other mythic figures Her employment is as a VW mechanic. Her mentor is an iron-kissed fae who goes by Zee, Seibold Adelbertsmiter, slowly confirmed to be the Dark Smith of Drontheim, in book 13 hinted and confirmed by Underhill itself to be Wayland the Smith. Tilly gives her a particular skull chalice It's a delightful series, Mercy has also been named Mercy Coyotesdaughter Thank you for continuing to supplement my knowledge

@habibkhalil3414 5 ай бұрын

Can I just say. I love your videos. I love lore and mythology & plants but never knew that there was lore & mythology behind plants. You introduced this magic to me. I love your videos I guess I’m just trying to tell you your audience. I’m a northern boy born and raised (pakistani, ethnicity) my borough and my ethnic people sadly don’t have time or care for things like this. But there’s a small pocket of people that are spreading these magical stories (me) Keep these videos up , I love telling my wife/friends these stories when we go for a nice walk Sincerely a Blackburn boy!!!

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Ah, thanks for the comment my friend. I’m glad you’re spreading the old stories, they’re our shared heritage regardless of ethnicity. You haven’t asked for this, obviously, but I will be telling more tales from the Islamic world in the coming months, from Morocco to Pakistan (and hoping it won’t mess with the algorithms too much 😂) Here’s a West Country boy waving to a Lancashire lad across the inter webs 👋🙏😂

@peterfrance702 5 ай бұрын

Wonderfully evocative, both Wayland 's Smithy and the story of Wayland the Smith. Both are vectors into the deep past.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Agreed 👍

@FreeYourMind-e9h 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the telling and the elucidation piece too. This story is so rich, There are so many levels it is speaking to me. I do feel the crack of the great cosmic egg here, the loss of Eden, separation from the divine and the suffering that it begets. You're ending the piece with "this too shall pass" brought it home. -the lyrics of one of my favorite songs Summertime evokes it: Summertime, and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin' So hush little baby, don't you cry One of these mornings, you're goin' to rise up singin' And you'll spread your wings and you'll take the sky But 'til that mornin', there's a-nothin' can harm you With daddy and mommy standin' by. 🦢

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Yes, so with you on the myth of separation and the fall from Eden there. That’s totally where this story is at. Never really looked at summertime like that, but now I am…

@silvafox8371 5 ай бұрын

What a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend an hour ona friday evening - listening to you 🙏 thank you

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Pleased to hear it. I spent it at a moist festival listening to a queen tribute act 😂

@AksilRebis 3 күн бұрын

Good to meet you Oliver! You're a leader in men's story telling. @TheStoryCrow

@TheStoryCrow 2 күн бұрын

Welcome my friend 🙏

@volk4265 5 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work, your channel is great!

@barbarafisher1963 5 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thank you for stirring my memories. Swans have always been special to me ( my name of origin). I have many swan feathers collected over time. Was given a book abt Weyland when in England..I would love to sit by the fire & listen to you, glad to have internet, so in a way I am...Blessed be wonderful one..My heart is always in England!!! Land of my ancestors.

@scottmcnealy7227 5 ай бұрын

Sir Walter Scott’s “Kenilworth” contains a description of Wayland’s Smithy. Great video and story telling! Your passion is evident and worthy of great respect. Well done and I look forward to further stories

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Ah, didn’t know that. Cheers 👍🙏

@krystam8744 5 ай бұрын

And Kenneth or kennit are old names meaning, handsome, beautiful, fire...it's a name in Irish, Scottish and Scandinavian. There are strong links to the use of old brochs as smithys..iron processing, foundry. With whin bushes being fuel, which also gets hot enough to melt bedrock/building rock -- hello mystery vitrification - the place names around the megaliths, brochs bear witness to the ironworks of old.. kennith the handsome fire..west kennit barrows. Kent?? Kening is also knowing..Ken? Fire can be knowing...or smithy black Smith...black is also hidden or illuminated knowing. Like the ghillie dhu..hidden boys...ghillie is who will take you to learn fishing...how to know. Words a? Full brimming with maps to this land, this time or that. How to live. K x x

@krystam8744 5 ай бұрын

@cath3638 5 ай бұрын

You are a superb storyteller ( love especially the wicked chuckle) You have a wonderful understanding of how myth and nature weave together with shamanism and mystery.Thank you.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly (gives wicked chuckle) 🙏😅

@crayzeedayzee 5 ай бұрын

Wow! I was transfixed by this story!!! Brilliant storytelling! Love your channel, Thank You for sharing 💕

@Alasdair37448 5 ай бұрын

Not sure I’ve ever heard of a tale so savage.

@paulmagus2133 5 ай бұрын

a wonderful story and description on the narration. a joy to listen too.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening Paul, take care mate 👍

@WilliamCelandine 2 ай бұрын

I fully agree that the English pantheon doesn't get enough attention. I really appreciate you highlighting our ethnic group's legacy; the Norse noise drowns out everything else that is Germanic.

@markprice748 2 ай бұрын

MAGNIFICENT ! Many many many thanks!

@desertsunflower3738 5 ай бұрын

This has brought me such pure joy! ❤ you are now my new favorite story teller! Whilst very easy on the eyes and ears too!! Thank you for sharing your talents! 🙏🙏

@charlotteillustration5778 5 ай бұрын

Spellbinding storytelling, thank you!

@Leaves.and.Legends 2 ай бұрын

Denisovans in russia worshipped the swan known as the swan people and crafted beautiful swan effigies. These motifs might predate humans and also be of a source further back than than anyone realizes. There was a burial that is a swan people style burial that they found extremely ornate jewelry and crafted items. I wonder if volo goes that far back.

@Michelle-e4z 5 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable.. Thank you 🪴

@conway5481 2 ай бұрын

Never been to Weylands Smithy, but had a very interesting experience at West Kennet Long Barrow years ago. An experience that haunted me for ages

@TheStoryCrow 2 ай бұрын

Similar age long barrow. Love west kennet

@conway5481 2 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow I live in Glastonbury. If you're ever here and I meet you maybe I'll tell you about it. It was very odd, and a cautionary episode

@alexanderrochester9679 2 ай бұрын

I stumbled upon your channel a few days ago through the Alder tree. You have such a magnificent gift of storytelling, I am absolutely hooked. Please keep the content coming!

@TheStoryCrow 2 ай бұрын

Glad you stumbled through this alder thicket, plenty more roots and branches here! 🌳✨🙏

@mariGentle 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic telling…..mesmerising 🎉❤

@janelloyd4332 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant...you had me on the edge of my seat...loved it

@TheStoryCrow 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🧝‍♂️ 🩸 🦢

@suzycreamchez123 5 ай бұрын

Found you recently. Your videos are such a treat. The topics are just what I've been looking for. You are a wonderful storyteller, a pleasure to listen to, not hard on the eyes either😉. Your rustic home looks quite like mine ( I live in a log cabin in northern California), and whenever I have the chance to see your library, we have the same books! Such a joy. I appreciate and applaude all you do!

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard, glad you’re enjoying the tales ☺️🙏

@MrPhilsfilms 5 ай бұрын

Nicely told..you have got my mind working on the me being every character in the story..also the amount of information on where these stories originate and how they echo other tales. a dark tale of self suppression and anger control because of incarceration. another angle was the crippled genius that i am still mulling over. the gold ring i think was his own personal gift of his heart (that he was giving to his beloved).. that was wrongly given to another person ..i love your tales and the way you tell them and it has deepened my interest in my and the worlds ancient lore wisdom and self discovery..xx

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

I think that’s exactly the way we should look at these old tales. They’re happening within us daily

@SahuMaculu 12 күн бұрын

Wayland the Smith is a master blacksmith. He is similar to the Roman god Vulcan, who was also a clever smith and used his talents for revenge. If you play "Make Love" in reverse, you hear it echo Vulcan.

@liamchamba8114 5 ай бұрын

Nice to meet you at Waylands Smithy my friend :) great to see your story telling, congratulations !! lots of love, the guy in the robe ❤️

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Ahhhh, yes mate, you had a good energy about you. And a nice dulcimer. Just watched your one KZbin video. You should do more!

@Michelle-e4z 2 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable, entertaining..

@ponyote 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating! I think I chose well, though I could have gone with the Weyland spelling. A quick thanks to Snuri, even if he did it his own way.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

☝️☺️👍

@Pagandnb 5 ай бұрын

Great stuff 🙏🏼

@Ghost_wheel 5 ай бұрын

I read once that blacksmiths were often depicted as crippled because slamming the hammer down caused them to become stooped and also shortened the leg they brought down as they swung. Who wrote/performs your theme music? It brightens my day everytime I hear it, They should be in the credits.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Sounds plausible. Must have been heavy, heavy work

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Ah, yeah it’s a small Scottish folk band I saw once, I really should put them in the credits, in fact I will 👍

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

It’s a traditional folk song in the Scots language called the Birkin tree, the version here is by the blind old dogs - fittingly 🐕

@colinjohngilbert3994 5 ай бұрын

Everyone is starting to see what once they couldn't some people are still asleep waking from a dream is hard 😂love your storytelling❤🇮🇪🤘 Pandoras box

@deborahdanhauer8525 5 ай бұрын

Tragic story, but an excellent storyteller!🤗❤️🐝

@thebordoshow 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating story. Georgians Aren't Indo-Europeans, but share many mythic archetypes. We have a Forge priest who ascended into Demigod (godson) status known as Pirqush (grouch looker or Grumpy) who was a beautiful young man that girls wouldn't live alone so he prayed for peace and god gave him a disease that disfigured his face, giving him peace from the ladies. In one story he gets kidnapped by Devi (Giants) and forced to work for them, devi are already powerful Blacksmiths so it's kinda odd why they kidnap him. He's probably much better. Then one of the other Godson heroes have to rescue him. Blacksmith kidnapping was unfortunately common, north Caucasian barbarians often kidnapped Caucasian forge Priests and later empires would take skilled workers as well. Thankfully Pirqush had no interest in women!

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

That’s a really interesting parallel story, doubtless of PIE origin like the others. Thanks for sharing. Love the Georgian myths, wish I knew more about them. I’ll have to visit one day. Cheers!

@willempasterkamp862 5 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow St. Paul was also a bachelor, wrote about a suit of armor, brestplate, shield, sword, hope, faith and love. was shipwrecked on an island. was married in a formal life. father of the Twin and the blessed Lady. The children were his own not that of the evil king. Similar the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, the slain princes (missing children) compare to the children of Bethlehem.

@aquariusdreaming 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

THANK YOU 🙏

@adriennewalker1715 5 ай бұрын

Loved the storytelling, the mythology and the wonderful scenery. That interaction with the guy whose trickster smith great grandad was wild…loved the description of “temporary pagan” too … we all have our own ways of being.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

OMG. I think I said ‘contemporary’ pagan. But ‘temporary’ pagan is genuinely brilliant. I hope I mis-spoke that. It kind of suggests the fleeting nature of all self, phenomena and belief. Very pagan! 😂

@adriennewalker1715 5 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow maybe I misheard … most probably did (mea culpa)… but even so, it didn’t come over as in any way disrespectful … I’m going to turn up the volume and listen again

@Emymagdalena 5 ай бұрын

AHHH the inseverable link between mortal, ensalved Daedalus and Divine, crippled Hephaestus archetypes is making me feral. It’s the transcendence of mortal to divinity, but at the same time the divine brought down to humanity. Creation being only the act of gods. But also like, we humans can smith too and become like gods in creation

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

☝️ you got it 🙏😉

@paul6925 5 ай бұрын

Hah amazingly well told. I bet they told these stories to their kids too. Good family entertainment!

@thomas13RA 5 ай бұрын

Etymology of Elf shows up in German as Alp. ...meaning nightmare. I was expecting Elf/ elven to be "elder". Nice one, subscribed.

@willempasterkamp862 5 ай бұрын

Elph-bone or elk is similar to ivory and horn, shiny gloomy white as wetted iron. therefor the elkanites or iron maiden (Hymenaei) giving poor light, Ebionites, 'the poor' compare to the 5 ancient known planets and the Twin. Parable of the 5 fiery and 5 dull maiden. their lamps or skills are to compare with swan-skins. With no fuel their spirit will tamp out. 5 loaves + 2 pisces (fish) + 1 central (polar) star = 7 or 8 dwellers not following a proper path (micah 5 : 5) 7 dwarfs of Snowwhite, 7 sleepers of legend, 7 Nicolaitans (armed lads)..

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Didn’t know that! Of course elves are responsible for bad dreams - I’ve experienced that! Thanks for the sub ☺️🙏

@WilliamCelandine 2 ай бұрын

Elf derives from Old English, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. But from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning white. 'Helbhós'. The German word Alp shares its root in the Proto-Germanic with the Old English 'ælf' but Alp is simply related to, not an ancestor of the modern English word.

@WilliamCelandine 2 ай бұрын

I suspect also, the association with nightmares is due to the fact that many otherworldly entities associated with the dead like elves, dwarves, revenants and the like cause nightmares/dreams, visit people in their sleep and even ride on their chests, hence the term "mare" or "nightmare"

@garethmartin6522 5 ай бұрын

That thing with the bladed chest lid has an interesting correspondence. Gregory of Tours recounts an instance where a Frankish queen was prevailed upon to bend over an open chest, and the lid slammed down by her own daughter in an effort to choke her to death. But royal minions broke it up and the queen lived.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Didn’t know that one, but it pops up in a lot of folk and fairy tales. Grimms ‘the juniper tree’ springs to mind

@garethmartin6522 5 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow Ah I see. I suppose this implies that chest lid accidents were the kind of thing that people thought plausible. The lid of a big chest must weigh quite a lot, enough to break fingers at least. Probably if you lived in that context you knew people it had happened to.

@mandarinmelon 5 ай бұрын

Great storytelling

@golwenlothlindel 5 ай бұрын

47:10 there's certainly a nonzero chance they were familiar with Weyland, they certainly did their Norse myth research when creating the Thor comics.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Probably, although the marvel take on Norse myth is a bit dodgy 😂

@golwenlothlindel 5 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow I don't think it reflects an ignorance of the source material. They weren't attempting to remake the source, they were using it for their own ends. While I can see how that is "dodgy" given this is a living faith tradition, all I was attempting to argue was that they clearly knew the source material (the comics moreso than the movies). When they depart from the source material it's a choice, not an accident.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Agreed 🙏☺️

@ekurisona663 5 ай бұрын

awesome - enjoyed this!!! : )

@AksilRebis 3 күн бұрын

I hear a story, not completely dissimilar to Hermes Trimegistus. In overcoming the 10 earthly traps. Weyland ascended and sits aside the One Eyed God . By healing himself, Weyland also healed the corrupted, materialistic kingdom.

@TheStoryCrow 2 күн бұрын

Good correlation there, I like where you’ve gone with this

@rednekilla9254 2 ай бұрын

I think I need to pause this one, save it for tomorrow. Reset it by the fire,w an ale or 3 and cigarette of fresh herbs.....? Then I'll be ready for this journey.

@TheStoryCrow 2 ай бұрын

Enjoy the fireside ales, I’m doing the same 🔥✨🐦‍⬛

@gineve2915 5 ай бұрын

You may be able to help me ? years ago i visited Wayland Smithy and surrounding areas while looking for some stones reputedly used by the Knights Templar. While driving lost down country lanes we came across a small church being restored on the bend of the road and there was a 200mtr path running down the side of said church. We were advised to follow the path and much to our surprise we found a small perfect complete stone circle but covered with tall weeds and surrounded by a small fence and fields. We spent the day removing all the weed and taking many photos of this beautifull little circle the farmers had tried to hide from us. I have no idea of the exact location of this circle and have searched for years trying to find it, researched the WWW but no joy ?. We were driving around the ridgeway area, Averybury to Marlborough, any ideas please. ?

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Ooof. No idea. Lots of stone circles round there though. If you find out let me know 😂

@michaelwhite8031 5 ай бұрын

Wish the sound was a bit better.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Working on it. Getting some new sound equipment soon 😅

@brettmercer8727 5 ай бұрын

Well there's a few things that Tolkien fans may notice there Mirkwood being the obvious but the Archer in the last scene reminded me of the Hobbit a little too.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Yes well spotted 😉 Also Tolkien’s mail shirts and swords made by elves you could say are indebted to Wayland

@GarOfTheField 5 ай бұрын

I'm a big fan of the crippled smith motif.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

It’s an interesting one for sure 🔥

@RayKttailPage 3 ай бұрын

If ever a live action film is made of The Belgariad, this would be the ideal person to be Belgarath!

@TonyPrower 2 ай бұрын

Egil is still a strong Icelandic name. The G is seldom pronounced in Icelandic. The L in Egil is pronounced like the double L of Welsh (with a soft click). So Ei-ilck.

@douglasphillips5870 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if the handicap is aimbol to separate the craftsman from the ruling class because in the old days kings were wariors, and a crippled man couldn'tkeep gis kingdom , but in the end he impregnated the kings daughter

@mountainben88 3 ай бұрын

Wayland was just a man who was gifted enough that kings either desired his skill or his death to prevent his knowledge being used against them. Created a easy song about Wayland kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4CTYnR_aNaBhrc

@TheStoryCrow 3 ай бұрын

I like it!

@Hadrada. 4 ай бұрын

I’ve had things stolen when I’ve camped up the woods twice now So I leave an offering out the the elves

@blackreef3454 Ай бұрын

Just recently I was comparing Hephaestus and his banishment to the subteranean for being lame and his automatons - to coders in dank basements artificing AI for Olympian tech bros.

@TheStoryCrow Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Charlie-en1kr 4 ай бұрын

Had no idea, this is where the Simpsons character " Smithers" gets name.

@SahuMaculu 12 күн бұрын

How odd is that, it auto played from your last video to this video, my 2nd of yours, hope it's as good as the last, they I can spell my name like Weyland, but I like Weylyn, it means Son of the Wolf, every year at the hour and minute of my birth, Tania is found at mid heave, named after the Fairy Queen Titania. Twin star, sister twin to Alula. Is this video going to make me leave another long comment, hahaha

@TheStoryCrow 10 күн бұрын

Long comments welcome! I enjoy peoples input 🙏☺️

@Ghost_wheel 5 ай бұрын

For doggie snacks and lute? strings.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

That lute does need restringing! Thanks fella, hope you and tux are well 😉👍

@sweetchariotengland 5 ай бұрын

Eagil the archer you say??

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Blame the franks casket 😅

@willempasterkamp862 5 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow Egil = Egel = Hedgehog the defender or upholder. Egil married Olrun (= Mandrake) ; Perseus the persian warrior married Andromeida (strong as a man). Perseus compagnon is Sagittarius the archer. His arrow (rod, spear) hits the rock and releases the Living water.

@EliRedman 5 ай бұрын

Now I want to walk that ridgeway.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Doooooo it 👍

@EliRedman 5 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow Is it a place where one would feel safe traveling by herself?

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

I mean, rural Britain is relatively safe for a solo female traveller I’d say. There’s few people up on the ridgeway, tbh, but you’re also not far from population centres. The one thing I would say, last time I travelled the ridgeway solo, was that I was quite spooked camping alone most nights - I’m not usually frightened of things that go bump in the night - but then the place I’d filled with burial mounds 😂

@EliRedman 5 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow 😱🤣Oh gosh yes! That is something to consider. But I still want to go.

@heatherfoxandhawk 5 ай бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@willempasterkamp862 5 ай бұрын

The name Saul means tall, stretched out, plain, vast, surfacial and sole. Weyland or weiland, wilander (dutch) means wide-land, open-land, meadow ; an 100% fit. The name Paul means to the point, horny (cornelius), sticky and pole. Volundar or volund, the norse variation means finisher, accomplisher, one 100% full-ender and that is what st. Paul wrote about himself ; made the good choice and fought the right battle, accomplished the walk of life. Blacksmith compares with Ophiuchus, the celestial traveller, sailor (Popeye) but also an handyman, craftsman and snake-handler. Where Volund married Alvitr (omniscient) is the same as Ophiuchus in bed with Virgo (wise, all-knowing) ; Popeye gets Olive Oil.

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Sounds about right 😉☝️

@DavidAnderson-th3qq 10 күн бұрын

Did any one else think about Whalen Smithers from the Simpsons? A slave to Mr Burns who ends up being in love with him. Kinda similar eh?

@TheStoryCrow 10 күн бұрын

I’ve always wondered about that myself. If I ever meet mat groaning I’ll ask him. Groaning.

@dianetheone4059 5 ай бұрын

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@Rebecca-d7b 5 ай бұрын

Hail Odin the all father.

@Hadrada. 4 ай бұрын

Ha ha 15.08 just have a swig of me pint a minute

@TheStoryCrow 3 ай бұрын

😅🍻

@norkieuppercrusty1 5 ай бұрын

My son Rowan's ubilical cord is buried in the middle of the smithy

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

Surely you shoulda buried it under a Rowan tree!

@dastardlyman 2 ай бұрын

The Elf shot the food

@hdebard 5 ай бұрын

Hephaistos was the greek version of this Smith, he was also crippled. look in to his tale

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

He is indeed ☺️ I talk about him at the end 👍

@KeithAnderson-ff6bs 5 ай бұрын

Did you comment before watching the whole video???

@TheStoryCrow 5 ай бұрын

🫢😬😂

@willempasterkamp862 5 ай бұрын

@@TheStoryCrow Perseus married Andromeida Cepheus married Cassiopeia Ophiuchus married Virgo

@SoonGone 5 ай бұрын

The leave a coin and your horse thing sounds more like a jokey legend to me. A joke because you'd have to be a complete fool to leave your horse there unguarded because of something you were told by the yokels in the nearby inn.