Weyland or Weylandt may refer to:

In mythology

* Weyland or

Wayland the Smith In Germanic mythology, Wayland the Smith ( ang, Wēland; , ; Old Frisian: Wela(n)du; german: Wieland der Schmied; goh, Wiolant; ''Galans'' (''Galant'') in Old French; gem-x-proto, Wēlandaz, italic=no from ', lit. "crafting one") is a master ...

, a legendary smith in Germanic and Norse mythology **

Völundarkviða ''Vǫlundarkviða'' (Old Norse: 'The lay of Völund'; modern Icelandic spelling: ''Völundarkviða'') is one of the mythological poems of the ''Poetic Edda''. The title is anglicized in various ways, including ''Völundarkvitha'', ''Völundarkvi ...

, the ''Lay of Weyland'', a Norse epic poem about the smith

People

* Bernadette Weyland, German politician *

Thomas Weyland Sir Thomas Weyland (about 1230 – January 1298) was an English lawyer, administrator and landowner from Suffolk who rose to be Chief Justice of the Common Pleas under King Edward I but was removed for malpractice and exiled. Early life Born about ...

(1230–1298), British justice * Jacob Weyland (fl. 1705), Dutch explorer of the New Guinea coast who discovered Geelvink Bay *

Richard Weyland Richard Weyland (25 March 1780 – 14 October 1864) was a British Whig politician. He was born the son of John Weyland of Woodrising Hall, Norfolk and Woodeaton, near Islip, Oxfordshire and educated at St John's College, Cambridge. His brothe ...

(1780–1864), British politician *

Joseph Weyland Joseph Weyland (born 24 April 1943) is a Luxembourgian diplomat and was Luxembourg's Ambassador to the United States from 2 March 2005 to 2008. In addition, he was concurrently accredited to Canada, Mexico, and the Organization of American Sta ...

(1826–1894), German bishop * Paul Weyland (1888–1972), German anti-Semitic conman and agitator who organized an anti-Einstein campaign * Hermann Weyland (1888–1974), German botanist and chemist *

Otto P. Weyland Otto Paul Weyland (January 27, 1903 – September 2, 1979) was a United States Air Force general and the post-World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during the Korean War and of Tactical Air Command. Early life His family moved to Texas ...

(1903–1979), American Air Force General *

Marcel Weyland Marcel Weyland (born 1927) is a translator of Adam Mickiewicz's ''Pan Tadeusz'' and of ''Echoes: Poems of the Holocaust''. 'The Word: 200 Years of Polish Poetry', 2010, ed. Brandl & Schlesinger, Blackheath, NSW, Australia, . His most recent publish ...

(born 1927), Polish-Australian translator *

Jack Weyland Jack Arnold Weyland (born 1940) is a retired professor of physics at Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho) and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a prolific and well-known author of fiction for LDS audie ...

(born 1940), American physicist and author *

(born 1943), Luxembourgian diplomat *

Wouter Weylandt Wouter Weylandt (27 September 1984 – 9 May 2011) was a Belgian professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam and later for . His first major win was the 17th stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España. He also won the third stage of the 2010 Giro d'Italia ...

(1984–2011), Belgian cyclist who died in the Giro d'Italia

Fiction

* In the ''Alien vs. Predator'' franchise: ** Charles Bishop Weyland, a fictional character from ''

Alien vs. Predator ''Alien vs. Predator'' (also known as ''Aliens versus Predator'' and ''AVP'') is a science-fiction action horror media franchise created by comic book writers Randy Stradley and Chris Warner. The series is a crossover between, and part of, th ...

'' (2004) and the original founder of Weyland Industries pre-2004 — see Bishop (''Aliens'') ** Weyland Corporation (Weyland Industries), a fictional technology corporation predecessor to Weyland-Yutani, founded by Peter Weyland in 2012 who was in turn introduced in the movie ''Prometheus'' (2012 film) ** Weyland-Yutani, a fictional megacorporation from the ''Alien'' franchise * In the ''Death Race'' franchise: ** R. H. Weyland. a corporate businessman that gets the rights to Death Race taken over by a rich, young, business opportunist playboy, named Niles York ** Weyland Corporation (Weyland International), a fictional private corporation running the prison system on Terminal Island and hosting the Death Match, a televised pay-per-view competition where two dangerous convicts are chosen and then forced to fight to the death or submission. * Weyland Smith from ''The Fables'' Vertigo Comics title * John Wayland Smith, a fictional blacksmith from ''

The Dark Is Rising Sequence ''The Dark Is Rising Sequence'' is a series of five contemporary fantasy novels for older children and young adults that were written by the British author Susan Cooper and published from 1965 to 1977. The first book in the series, ''Over Sea, ...

'' fantasy series by Susan Cooper * Weyland Consortium, a fictional megacorporation from '' Android: Netrunner'' * Cadmann Weyland, a fictional character from the science fiction novels ''

The Legacy of Heorot ''The Legacy of Heorot'' is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Steven Barnes, first published in 1987. Reproduction and fertility expert Dr Jack Cohen acted as a consultant on the book, designing the no ...

'' and ''

Beowulf's Children ''Beowulf's Children'' is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, first published in 1995. It is a sequel to ''The Legacy of Heorot''. The book was published in the United Kingdom as ''The Drago ...

'' co-authored by

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are ''Ringworld'' (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, ''The Mote in God's Eye'' ...

Jerry Pournelle Jerry Eugene Pournelle (; August 7, 1933 – September 8, 2017) was an American scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, a science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s ...

, and

Steven Barnes Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He has written novels, short fiction, screen plays for television, scripts for comic books, animation, newspaper copy, and magazine articles. Career ...

Other

Point Weyland Point Weyland is a headland located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about west south-west of the town of Venus Bay and about north north-west of the town of Elliston. The point which is located within Anxious Bay is t ...

, headland in South Australia * The

Weyland Mountains Weyland or Weylandt may refer to: In mythology * Weyland or Wayland the Smith, a legendary smith in Germanic and Norse mythology ** Völundarkviða, the ''Lay of Weyland'', a Norse epic poem about the smith People * Bernadette Weyland, German ...

or Köbowrè Range in West Papua named after Jacob Weyland *

Weyland ringtail possum The Weyland ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus caroli'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the western Central Cordillera of Papua Province, Indonesia. ''P. caroli'' is also "known from four localitie ...

(''Pseudochirulus caroli''), a species of marsupial from Papua named after the mountains

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