· Overview. This acclaimed fantasy classic of men, elves, and gods is at once breathtakingly exciting and heartbreakingly tragic. Published the same year as The Fellowship of the Ring, Poul Anderson’s novel The Broken Sword draws on similar Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon sources. In his greed for land and power, Orm the Strong slays the family of a Saxon witch—and for ISBN · An amazing and dramatic reading experience, The Broken Sword remains one of the most famous and highly regarded works of Poul Anderson's career and is my own personal favorite. The second part of this article, concerning Hrolf Kraki’s Saga and “The Tale of Hauk,” can be found www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins. The Broken Sword: A dark fantasy classic of Norse mythology Originally posted at Fantasy Literature Poul Anderson’s The Broken Sword () was selected by David Pringle in his Modern Fantasy: The Best Novels, and is highly praised by Michael Moorcock, whose character Elric of Melnibone and his demon-possessed sword Stormbringer are directly inspired by The Broken Sword. The audio version /5.
This acclaimed fantasy classic of men, elves, and gods is at once breathtakingly exciting and heartbreakingly tragic. Published the same year as The Fellowship of the Ring, Poul Anderson's novel The Broken Sword draws on similar Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon sources. In his greed for land and power, Orm the Strong slays the family of a Saxon witch—and for his sins, the Northman must pay. A fantasy novel written by Poul Anderson in It was issued in a revised edition by Ballantine Books as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in January The original text was returned to print by Gollancz in The book tells the story of Skafloc Half Elf (actually a human stolen by the Elves), son of Orm the Strong. The story begins with the marriage. Poul Anderson The Broken Sword Pinchot.
The Broken Sword, Poul Anderson’s first fantasy novel after establishing himself in science fiction, appeared in from publisher Abelard-Schuman. It received one lonely printing, and today a hardcover copy in good condition can fetch over two hundred dollars. Review: THE BROKEN SWORD by Poul Anderson. Well if this story is anything to go by, grimdark goes back much further than I ever thought. THE BROKEN SWORD was written around the same time Tolkien was releasing The Two Towers to the world, so ostensibly belongs to that era of heroes and dark lords fantasy where good was good, evil was evil and everything was mostly straightforward. The Broken Sword is a fantasy novel by American writer Poul Anderson, originally published on the 5th of November It was issued in a revised edition by Ballantine Books as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in January The original text was returned to print by Gollancz in
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