Wayland

Examples

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• Many ancient texts describe Wayland as a master craftsman with remarkable skills in forging metal.

• My name is Jace Wayland.

  The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

• I thought suddenly of a moment when I was eighteen years old and visiting my father's home in Wayland, Massachusetts.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Jace Wayland, demon hunter.

  The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

• You're Michael Wayland's son.

  The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

• In European mythology, Wayland is celebrated as a legendary supernatural smith and a king of the elves.

Synonyms

W

Wieland

vsWayland

• Literature

3 9.9

A legendary smith and elf king in old European stories

is the same figure but appears under a different spelling in some traditions

V

Volund

vsWayland

• Literature

1 9.9

A legendary Norse blacksmith in stories who makes powerful weapons

is the European counterpart identified with that Norse figure

W

Wayland the Smith

vsWayland

• Literature

9.9

A blacksmith and king of the elves in old European stories who makes magical weapons

is the same figure named without the descriptive title

Compounds

W

Wayland the Smith

• Literature

9.9

A blacksmith and king of the elves in old European stories who makes magical weapons

Surface Forms

Etymology