Hey dear Hive Community, I would like to welcome you all to my new post and hope you are all well! Today I would like to introduce you to a wonderful work of art and discuss the history associated with it.
Here you can see a very authentic looking work of art that is made of iron and presents different tools. I appreciate the artist's work very much and it was made extremely authentically and conveys a nostalgic flair. The history of blacksmithing goes back to ancient cultures and it is one of the oldest crafts of mankind.
Old finds of tools, weapons and jewellery in Egypt suggest that the roots are already over 5000 years old. The importance of this profession was quickly recognized and it developed at an enormous pace and flourished especially in the Middle Ages. At that time, the art of blacksmithing was divided into different areas such as goldsmiths, weaponsmiths, horseshoe smith and more and due to the growing trade became more and more of global importance.
The traces of the blacksmiths in the Middle Ages can also be found in heraldry and are symbolized in numerous coats of arms. The blacksmiths used different metals to make everyday objects, which are also part of buildings such as nails, door locks, cans and also surgical tools of pharmacy were made by the blacksmiths. With the increasing technical achievements, all areas of blacksmithing became more and more industrialized in the 19th century.
Also mythologically, the roots of the blacksmiths are strongly rooted and a female protective goddess of the blacksmiths is Brigid from Ireland. One of the best-known gods is probably Hephaistos from Greek mythology and the counterpart of him in Roman mythology is vulcan. In the Norse mythology, the dwarves were especially known to perform this task and in Egyptian mythology it is ptah who is revered as the god of craftsmen.
The traces of the old alchemists are also strongly linked to the blacksmiths and there are numerous legends which are linked to the topic. Typical symbols of a blacksmith are usually anvil, hammer, pliers and these symbols are also often associated with energy and in many more myths and legends around the globe there are myths that are associated with the art of blacksmithing.
Many thanks for stopping by and watching and I hope you like my post! I captured the pictures with my Sony Alpha 6000 and 55-210mm lens!
