tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post8721128137213112927..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: 'Strike while the iron is hot' by Karen MaitlandMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-57529508634804008762013-09-10T00:16:45.297+01:002013-09-10T00:16:45.297+01:00I hadn't come across the story of the attracti...I hadn't come across the story of the attracting and repelling oils before- fascinating!<br /><br />I wonder if some of the awe and magical abilities attached to the mythic Germanic master blacksmith <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_the_Smith" rel="nofollow">Wayland the Smith</a>, of Anglo-Saxon legend, lingered on in the collective consciousness?Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-54959365371082601902013-09-08T11:05:16.058+01:002013-09-08T11:05:16.058+01:00Super post! I know how you feel about old implemen...Super post! I know how you feel about old implements. We have a rusting metal (iron? ) roller at the bottom of our garden. I regard it as an 'installation.' Lovely!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-71290048442858143912013-09-08T10:19:12.789+01:002013-09-08T10:19:12.789+01:00Great post! There is something faintly spooky abou...Great post! There is something faintly spooky about blacksmiths. Do you know the song of the Coal Black Smith (a version of the Two Magicians) in which a sinister smith has a magical duel with a woman enchanter?<br />The father of someone I know used to be head horseman at a big house in Norfolk before WW2. He was supposed to 'have the horseman's word'. One of his party tricks was to line up all the horses of the estate, about 30 of them, and give a sign on which they would all pee at once. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16288917377032021803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14549709859234428852013-09-08T09:08:43.917+01:002013-09-08T09:08:43.917+01:00A really interesting and enjoyable post. Love all ...A really interesting and enjoyable post. Love all the blacksmith stories, especially the blacksmith's strike, and feel that St Clem's Night anvil strike - with the gunpowder - would have been a powerful sight - from well back!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-27924648408977612642013-09-08T07:24:57.862+01:002013-09-08T07:24:57.862+01:00The cooling bucket would be much like kombuko that...The cooling bucket would be much like kombuko that vinegary tea since the heating would kill off bacteria and the acidity from the iron would keep them out. Anything that survived would compete in the gut with whatever thrush infestation or fungus was ruling you. I expect the wound healing came indirectly from here too. Since the cloth bandage would be rancid with bacteria. Plus the acidity would delay the regrowth. Then of course you had cauterising.<br />As to the fear they were held by the general population. This was likely due to their proximity to the local lord. The blacksmith together with the miller were unique in their access to the inner courts of the castle. Lose a blacksmith or and a miller and your estate became a waste. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-69148213379274780752013-09-08T06:44:21.302+01:002013-09-08T06:44:21.302+01:00Fabulous post with lots of delicious blacksmith fu...Fabulous post with lots of delicious blacksmith fun-facts. I love it. Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-83531561362132692142013-09-08T01:20:41.455+01:002013-09-08T01:20:41.455+01:00If the child didn't react, he'd have to be...If the child didn't react, he'd have to be REALLY sick, so this doesn't surprise me. ;-)<br /><br />Of course, there's also Terry Pratchett's Mystical Word whispered in the horse's ear, a threat to hammer its goolies. (G)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com