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Wayland the Smith

Melvin Burgess · 25 Jun 2026

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Every claim below was made in this piece, quoted word for word and numbered in the order the piece makes them, so you can read it there rather than take our word for it. The sentence above each quote is our reading of the claim, not their wording. Each quote was checked against a stored copy of the page at build time; where the two differ, the quote is the fact.

  1. Our reading

    The Völsunga saga is the absolute classic of Norse mythology.

    Their wordsThe Volsunga saga was one - that has to be the absolute classic of Norse mythology.

  2. Our reading

    Our own world seems to be turning more and more to the vengeance and bloodshed that Viking warrior culture celebrated.

    Their wordsWell, vengeance and bloodshed was something much more celebrated in a warrior culture such as the Viking had. Sadly, it’s something our own world seems to be turning to more and more.

  3. Our reading

    Because publishers are so risk-averse now, books likely to have a small readership struggle to get anywhere.

    Their wordspublishers are very risk adverse at the moment. As a result, any book that is likely to have a small readership is unlikely to get very far.

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