-SM Stirling, The Protector's War (New York, 2006), Chapter Sixteen, p. 428.
I had never heard of Goibniu but he is easily googled and seems to be a kindred spirit to Vulcan and Wayland. We recognize "Vulcan" as the name of a planet in Star Trek and "Wayland" as the name of a planet in Poul Anderson's Technic History.
Blacksmith gods were important when blacksmiths were important and that technological level returns in SM Stirling's Change/Emberverse series. "Smith" is the commonest surname in England and "John Smith" is the commonest name.
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Kaor, Paul!
And of course Astrid Larsson and her fellow Tolkien enthusiasts and literalists would venerate Aule, the angelic Vala who was also a blacksmith and artificer! Aule is fairly prominent in THE SILMARILLION and was also venerated by the Dwarves.
Sean
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