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A person who works with metal, mainly iron, heating it and shaping it with a hammer. Blacksmiths used to make shoes for horses, and install them on the horses' hoofs.
- A person who works with metal, mainly iron, heating it and shaping it with a hammer.
- Blacksmiths used to make shoes for horses, and install them on the horses' hoofs.
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Monox D. I-FlySo the "black" came from the metal's color?smith (n.) Old English smið "blacksmith, armorer, one who works in metal" (jewelers as well as blacksmiths)
Blacksmiths worked in heated, heavy metals as opposed to those who beat gold, tin, or pewter.
Other compound words with "Smith":
1. arrowsmith
2. blacksmith
3. clocksmi
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Thank you. I was just wondering why Magic the Gathering has a White card named Agravian Blacksmith.
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This game apparently has a medieval theme, and blacksmiths were around in the Middle Ages. Moreover, blacksmiths have a positive connotation. And there was a Knight of the Round Table named Agravain.
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Hephaestus was the Greek *** of blacksmiths. He was a very favorable and strong character. He was handicapped, yet did great works. He made the armor of Achilles in the battle of Troy, and the arrows of love, shot by Cupid.
He was married to Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
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He was married to Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
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