[TheForge] re: doing research

Fri Jan 3 12:06:01 2003

Why not post them to theforge also? I
would be interested in reading some.

Mike Graf

[email protected] wrote:
> 
> I don't know what cultures you're interested in but, I just uncovered a
> bunch of small (paraphrased) Irish legends about blacksmiths and some of
> the Brehon laws covering them.  They're outlined in "Early Irish
> Ironworking" by BG Scott.  The book is difficult to find (although it is
> available through Inter-Library Loan [ILL]), so I can write up a few of
> the shorter stories if you want.
> 
> Dan Crowther
> http://www.oakandacorn.com
> 
> At 07:49 AM 1/3/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I'm new to the list, and joined mainly because I need to pick the brains
> of people who know about what it takes to be a blacksmith. I'm working on
> a fictional story, where the main character works as a journeyman to a
> blacksmith for part of the story. Does anyone know where I could locate
> historical information, legends and/or lore surrounding blacksmiths? Or
> does anyone here have such information they could share with me. You can
> feel free to answer off list, unless anyone else is curious, too.
> Thank you.
> -Jane Skretvedt
> 
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