The craftsman who was crippled and made himself wings
Warning
He was harmed by a king and answered it in gold and iron
Resonance
Smiths craftspeople those who make what was taken from them
Symbols
FlameSpear
Mythology Summary
Wayland is the smith of Germanic legend, hamstrung by king Nidud and forced to work, who kills the king's sons and makes their skulls into goblets before flying away on wings he forged himself. He is the craft as a form of revenge and escape.
Modern Practice
Wayland is called on at the forge and bench, for any work done under constraint, and for the making of a way out. His practice is the object made well, and his offerings are given at the anvil.