Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow dates to 3,700 BC with giant Wayland legend. Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow dates to 3,700 BC An earlier timber post structure existed at the site, predating the stone construction The site is associated with the legend of the giant Wayland, a smithy who would shoe horses' hooves with metal horseshoes overnight
Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow (c. 3,700 BC) sits atop earlier timber post structures! The site is linked to the legend of Wayland the giant smith who would shoe horses' hooves overnight with metal horseshoes. His father was the giant Wade, connected to Danish giants said to fly through the sky on swans. It lies along the ancient Ridgeway trackway.
Key Facts
- Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow dates to 3,700 BC
- An earlier timber post structure existed at the site, predating the stone construction
- The site is associated with the legend of the giant Wayland, a smithy who would shoe horses' hooves with metal horseshoes overnight
- Wayland's father was the giant Wade, and the tradition connects them to Danish giants who would fly through the sky on swans
- The site sits along the Ridgeway ancient trackway, which extends up to 10,000 years in parts toward East Anglia (called the Icknield Way)
Related site: Wayland's Smithy — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
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