Talk:Wayland Smith

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from Wayland Smith, which now redirects to Weyland:

"He was the son of a sailor and a mermaid and is King of the Elves. He has two brothers. One is named Egil, also a smith.

In France he is known as Gallans, in Germany as Wieland, and in Norse Legend as Volund or Volundr."

Moved here because I can't verify most of it—specifically, the part about his family and his French name (Google is no help, and there are no links to fr:Gallans). —No-One Jones 21:59, 8 May 2004 (UTC)

The_Master_and_Margarita has a character with a noticeably similiar name. Any connection?

the character Waylon Smithers, from the animated TV show "The Simpsons", may be named in reference to Weyland Smithy or the "Fables" character of a similar name.

[edit] Article title

So far as I can see, the current title, "Wayland Smith" isn't attested by either reference, and isn't the most common name, in general. Wouldn't either Wayland the Smith or simply Wayland be more logical? Alai 03:12, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I did some googling before I requested it be moved. Wayland Smith appears to be a well-attested name[1], and IMHO it is both common and unambiguous. However, I'd personally prefer just Wayland.--Berig 16:08, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

But neither reference, so there's a total disjunct between the title, and the contents of the article. Your google search includes hits like this on the first page, and other such variations. I certainly don't think it's the most common term, raw google results aside. I'd have no objection to Wayland or Weyland (one redirects here, one is a disambig, just to confuse matters). Alai 05:01, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cognate with Vulcan?

A quick google adds some credence to my impression that Vulcan and Weyland are cognate and culturally equivalent. Is this a common belief, or just what the eccentrics are saying? If I knew better I'd edit a section in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Steewi (talk • contribs) 03:48, 12 November 2007 (UTC)