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Revision as of 08:38, 17 January 2004 by Mic (talk | contribs) (Disambiguate and format)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Weyland (also spelled Wayland, Weland and Watlende) is the mythical smith-god of the Saxon immigrants into Britain. He is synonymous with the North-Germanic/Norse Volund/Volundr of the Volundarkvida/volundakvitha, a chapter in the Elder Edda.
He is particulary associated with Waylands's smithy, a burial mound in Oxfordshire. This was named by the Saxons but this mound significantly predates them. It is from this association that the superstition came about that a horse left there overnight with a silver coin would be shod by morning.
Watlende which is also a Manor house in Kent.
See also: Nidud, Culture of Nericia