In How to Train Your Dragon, what is the name of the blacksmith who trains Hiccup?

In How to Train Your Dragon, the blacksmith who trains Hiccup is Gobber the Belch.

Gobber is Berk’s experienced blacksmith and one of Stoick’s closest advisers. He teaches Hiccup the craft of forging and helps him develop practical skills, even though Hiccup initially seems poorly suited to the traditional Viking lifestyle. Gobber also supervises the young Vikings’ dragon-training sessions.

The character serves as a source of comic relief, but his role is important to Hiccup’s development. Hiccup’s knowledge of tools, metalwork, and engineering helps him repair Toothless’s injured tail and build the control mechanism that makes flight possible again.

Gobber is sometimes mistaken for Stoick because both are adult Viking authority figures who guide Hiccup. Stoick is Hiccup’s father and Berk’s chief at the beginning of the story; Gobber is the one-armed blacksmith and mentor. The word “Belch” is part of Gobber’s character name in the films.