RESOURCES AND LINKS
Here you will find resources and articles to help you learn more about my work and the art and history of swordsmithing.
This page collects some articles I have written, links about my projects for Wētā Workshop, and articles and videos that have featured me.
My sincere thanks to everyone who took the time to put these videos and articles together. They are a great way for me to share the art and excitement behind what I do with you.
Articles by Peter Lyon
Wētā Workshop and Films
- Wētā Workshop: Company Overview
- Wētā Workshop news with Peter Lyon
- Tolkien fan site The One Ring news with Peter Lyon
- Video with The One Ring: Mastersmith Peter Lyon’s Hobbit Weapons
Articles and Interviews with Peter Lyon
- Peter Lyon at IMDb
- Adam Savage’s Tested – WorldBuilders: Adam Savage Learns Swordmaking at Wētā Workshop
- Royal Armouries – The Swords of Middle-Earth
- The Men Behind the Swords in Lord of the Rings: an interview with Peter Lyon and John Howe
- TMS – Fabricating the Weapons and Armor of Lord of the Rings
- Medeltidsveckan på Gotland – Blacksmith from Middle Earth to Medieval Week on Gotland
- Lord of the Rings crew profile of Peter Lyon
Videos and Podcasts
- Swords of the Rings with The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of podcast, Sept 2023
- Interview with Peter Lyon: Sword of Boromir and Other Master Swordsmith Swords, Oct 2021
- The Making of a Sword with Peter Lyon, Wētā Workshop, 2016
- Swordsmiths in Visby – interview with Peter Lyon and Swedish swordsmith Johnsson on European historical swords, 2017
- Peter Lyon at the Royal Armouries Museum, 2009
- Peter Lyon and swords for The Hobbit, 2015
- …and many more videos featuring Peter Lyon on YouTube