· 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. And only the mighty sword Tyrfing, broken by Thor and presented to Skafloc in infancy, can turn the tide in a terrible clashing of faerie folk that will ultimately determine the fate of the old gods. Along with such notables as Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner Poul Anderson is considered one of the masters of speculative fiction/5(). · The Broken Sword was first published in , the same year as the original publication of The Fellowship of the Ring, so it’s a pre-Tolkien fantasy, and certainly a pre-fantasy boom fantasy Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.
Preview — The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson. The Broken Sword Quotes Showing of "Happier are all men than the dwellers in Faerie - or the gods, for that matter Better a life like a falling star, bright across the dark, than a deathlessness that can see naught above or beyond itself the day draws nigh when Faerie shall fade. The Broken Sword stands as a superb fantasy work on its own, but the warts 'n' all original, written by a young boy who bore the same name as Grand Master Poul Anderson, stands higher. Here ends the Saga of Poul Anderson and the doppelganger Broken Sword. Scribe Ryan Harvey copied these words in his own hand from the heathen original. "The Broken Sword" by Poul Anderson. Thread starter Fried Egg; Start date ; Tags poul anderson Fried Egg Well-Known Member. Joined Messages 3, #1 I've just finished this book and, I must say, am well impressed with it. One of the best fantasy stories I have read and I wonder why there aren't more out.
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 here. 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 his sins, the Northman must pay with his newborn son. 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 is narrated by Bronson Pinchot, who has an amazing vocal range and narrates with passion.
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