-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.
Kaor, Paul!
ReplyDeleteAnd 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