Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-05-26

". md then in sucb n pcculi,r Earn, ,L,, .o,,,
n,incralnpjs,s. though nrobnhlv nnnn ;n.,,fr on,
grounds. believe Mi nat;vo ;rop To- bo ,nn,nor;o
nu,v,;,h,,,nI;,,, ,I,a ,.a, Ir wv WI =.
which have brrn me-, with There ;s some rn,
son ,o brlcvc ,b,, such ;rop ,v,s c,r,cd -, , On
mote ner;od and ,hr curious Bcdou;n ro,nn,,no
An,or. describes it's hero. n worr;or of III, dosar,
as armed with a sword wroouht from n MACS nj
iron hurled to the Ground bv n tbupJc,boI
r nc ''eld' wren was hFst suouued TO the use
W n,'n was u"" 'uoleuiy copper. lhls occurs
u. We "'t.'c io''. IA many countries, nut mas
.uc" 40 - e''"o' w S''Peu ny cutt'iiy or emp
TO-, ~ .".y 10 a'o", !, "'ust nave IAN uncm-
p'oyeu' un,'' eiiance u'sc'oSru 70 ,he wondering
I u'' =. T"s at once ieN,oi', auct'ie, hafd
n'' to"."' i"c'c Ptoper'cs oeinS known, 1t
earliest implements of This metal wero do,h,io.s
beaten cold upon stone anvil and will, b,mnors
Of the same material. and indeed ,vc bovc b;s,or.
cal evidence, that stone anyils continued in use
long after iron bcgnn to be c,rrod pnro go.
being too soft for many nnreosns Il ,,s ~
very earv period hardened hv n;x,uro or t;n
and lone afterwards of z;nc tho r,rnor ,Ilo L
inu the yrd metal called hron,o ,ho I,,nu
common brass. In some cnun,r;es M, al,
copper. but even the nrcc;ous metals ub;o, ~,
not unfreouentlv found native ,ynro rsal e. -,
nv common purnoses bof,ro Tho on,rln,u,ou, c
iron. Tho E,yn,;ons ,ho mos, a,n;.;, .t VI
or,yhom con;n,ys rn,n,;ns L,vo oo,,,, d' p,"p,s
opncor IN b,vo m,do ,or,, l,,,, 49," 20 w.: ~ "'
steel and il ;s cnr,,;, tLo, ho,L $50. ,i, "n
the Grceis and Rom,ns hror,o Wv, ~ '.. NV
for cu,,;pr in s,rnmnni. I,, ac v'e'
smo,;nr ron and ovon 90, ~. u, "
had been discovered, Tho mast nrl,h,hI, axn1.
nation octhis c,ct "a h., f'I;, o""oie
fcul,v ofnx,r,c,;nn iron r-on, ,L Wv. c,,.
!, fnrthe sm;,hy 6nt ,hnrn ~ oaa' anu n.t.g
hol;oro ,h,t ,,n,,, o,o;,,, ,,; So 'N"s',' W
~, ra,, in., e ,,;ar; "a.o"' !'oss.sseu an
:, ',om ,o;. 81 pionAe, so Us 10 render
; 90 . GU" ,ou S,'"eSS "
hron,a s,.ora. ,nJ "e VI 'ne E9y IAN
.;d,rabi, Jae.,o Po,sg very con
,llndod n ~, snoo,,,a,;n, ~ ""u NV '''ea"y
nso of hronze ;r,nIo,non,s ~, ,h,, ,I -" Tx
lin, IN. b,r,os, rool,s y '""' p'oP'e J." tut
In Europe, IRON was smc'tcd and converted in.
TO steel, at period at least co-cval with our
lest historical records by what process this
conversion was accomplished, we are ignorant.
popular oeiIel IN those countries, which re-
cpN'a .hr'r s'cel from abroad, vas, that steel
,h, .,' Po't'o" W. on "nch renamed after
oxnossa +, p' 81, .i a. r.oon'p',eu ny 'ohs
E,ir,o,aa Wv mo''.r " .''c e"r'''' III some
i.na,,r ,,,n n 40 "a HIu.' s'ce! was not
,h " u.i'r 'e'y 'a'e PeIiod, lor IN
a.,, .,;d ., , "''I ""'' .iV sw"'us vi inc "au's
,ho,. ',u ~ "I'. pv.n 81 uuuiy tempered" mat
~ ,n, ,:, ~ 80 y, - '''e' every oi"",
N L,vo Loo, ,,as,, - S,Ip;j ,'c 'tit'eo
st,l rmons f'r ,ho y'm "''u
.,nal Thn ;r'n ~ VI 'ne'r iron ana
IN ,,ar,, ano;o,, P"'n wa. as. "Iu'iy cenpra'eu
ToioJo i,,n,, arioJ "''" ,ns S"u'u-o'auts o'
rr,,o tt,;r ."JJ,.. u" u"'.''i'cu reputation
~, r'' NV ~ '" Va ''P''''' 'hat the a't
w t"'"e u,''ts IS ioS'' appears To be n
.m's', P''Juu'n'. maj mos. entertaining 'rav-
=, Tn,do,,S ,i' ''s'I tle ih'h"'ac,ory
ra,,,,, =, :" W. 2t"'s s'''ce' anu was thcrc
wy P'''' VI Il HcN iupltT ,
stann u.;,h w., ~ '' u'' against 'he solid
800 Wv 't 'o,,' Vi str"l9 arm, but
,, a., ~ "a ~ ~ "'"'''cu' ana IL Is wen
t',.. t'it 'o"uo S'''ai swords may, with.
~. ION ~. o'."N"s, oe oe"t "n''i the nut ana
p''"' me-, vi NV '''c CIRCUMFERENCE OF peek
~, "''' Nv "a ".i" us ,"ey are '!''tc.
. nv W. ,, H"''' Pe''"u' 'n'' the cNeeIirnce Of
.he'r p''ues - o%ihs 10 inc peculiar qualities OF
~. way, y. '''' iusus VI Wh'rh they are tenn.
r. w. u' u 20 "''o Ptpo'oy u"e 10 lhe skill Of
wv s"'ioI' rrNi'r' ana iorgcnon, or to some Sc
cIct process IN 'e"per'ng' winch the workmen
''u 'o' 'hc'r interest 10 conceal
The smelling OF iron in the North Of Europe is
neirVcn TO nave commenced with the Firms or
l.aplinders, the original inhabitants of Scandinl =
via, who then occupied the localities where the
best ores are still found. The dlminutive stature
OF tlPse people compared with that OF their Goth
&c INVADERS ther skill in penetrating the bowels of
the earth IN search of ores, the smoke of their col.
erIcs,the lame and thunder oi their inrnnccs and
torges, and above all the excellent temper of the
weapons wrought by them, all these conspircd
to render them objects Of supcrstitious wonder to
the Gothi, The Legendary chronicles of that
people are accordingly filled with strange tales
concerning the Northern dwaris, who lived in
me solid rock, and possessed magic skill in all
The various arts ct the smith One Of these le-
g'hdS may be worth citing, and the rather, be-
cause II rria'es 10 'anlundr or 'elent, the Scan
unaV'a" |nlcan, OF whom many traditions arc
YET We, 'Nt'nt even IN ENGLAND, where he is styled
"aylhhd om'th AT the age OF thirteen, Nau-
lunar was aPprcnt'ced by his father the giant
'"ue 10 Two OF thp dwarls, who dwalt in the in
terror OF mountain, ana applied himself with
Such "ssidu''y 10 their instructions, that in two
years ne eqnailed ms masters, IN knowledge of
an ,hr ar's OF sn'thery. both black and white
pe'hs at the cour, OF k'ng Ndung, where his
"eN'etny as smith was accidentally discovered,
rivalsh'p arose between HIM and AmIllas, prin-
G,Pai sni'th 10 the KING. Am'las challenged
Iauiundr to trial OF skill, upon condition that
the LIE OF the vanqushed should be at the dis
posal OF the victor. The terms proposed were
mat Naulundr should forge sword, and Amllias
helmet, cuirass, and other defensive armour
ana Twelve month was allowed for preparation
II the sword OF 'au'undr penetrated the armour