THE FORGE
THE FORGE
A mountain village · Snow and Iron
Where iron is worked. Bells are melted and chains are undone into spear heads. The blacksmith does not go north. What he makes goes north.
The story map
Select a place on the map or in the list. Each place leads to its part of the story and its songs.
1THE YALU2THE FORGE3HANYANG4SONGNISAN5A VILLAGE IN JEOLLA6THE FROZEN FIELD7THE HARBOUR8THE NORTHERN SHOAL9JEJU10IEODOBase image: the Korean section of the Kangnido map (1402). Story locations are approximate; the map is not to scale.
THE FORGE
A mountain village · Snow and Iron
Where iron is worked. Bells are melted and chains are undone into spear heads. The blacksmith does not go north. What he makes goes north.
Gugak means Korean traditional music. Gayageum, haegeum and janggu meet hip-hop here. The original Korean lyrics and English translations are available throughout the archive.