She is also friends with Smithy, the castle blacksmith and stable hand. Nahavandi also has been reported as an expert blacksmith and carpenter. Dieter was apprenticed to a blacksmith at the age of 14. His parents farmed, and his father worked as a blacksmith. Seppala initially followed in his father's footsteps as both a blacksmith and a fisherman. The McCormick family also worked together in a blacksmith/metal smelting business. He began his career as a Detroit-area blacksmith and carriage builder. Sergeants filled other roles such as blacksmith or mason as well as fighting in battle. The local blacksmith and his anvil became lasting symbols of Gretna Green weddings. He was born on a battlefield and is the son of a village blacksmith. Alienated from his native Kent, he has lost the support provided by the village blacksmith. The old blacksmith, Trumbull, is forced out. It was followed by a blacksmith and wagon-making business. However, he escapes with the help of Kollan, the palace blacksmith. There, Skat is enticed away for a tryst by Lisa, wife of the blacksmith Plog.