Metal & Smithing: Britons, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings

An indication of the vital role of the blacksmith in Anglo-Saxon England is to be found in the well-known passage of Aelfric’s Colloquy in which the pupil speaking for the smith asserts his primacy amongst the secular crafts.

""The ‘Counsellor’ answers: … You, what do you give us in your smithy but iron sparks, and the noise of hammers beating and bellows blowing?

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Products of the blacksmith in Mid-Late Anglo-Saxon England - Medievalists.net