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Original Title:	The Broken Sword
ISBN:	0575074256 (ISBN13: 9780575074255)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Scafloc, valgard

The Broken Sword Paperback | Pages: 274 pages

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Title	:	The Broken Sword
Author	:	Poul Anderson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 274 pages
Published	:	September 2002 by Gollancz / Orion (first published 1954)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Mythology. Classics. Epic Fantasy

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Thor broke the sword Tyrfing to save the roots of Yggdrasil, the tree that binds earth, heaven and hell. Now the elves need the weapon for their war against the trolls. Only Scafloc, a human kidnapped and raised by elves, can hope to persuade Bolverk the ice-giant to make Tyrfing whole again. But Scafloc must also confront his shadow self, Valgard, the changeling in his place among men.

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A very compelling novel that reads exactly like the old sagas. Anderson successfully modelled his prose and mixed myths and Nordic legends into a convincing story of betrayal and destiny.

Many ages ago, when majestic forests dominated our lands and little cottages of hay and wood were the only thing protecting the hairy humans from the elements, tales were not just tales. The stories passed down from one generation to the next held Truth. The stories read in those days were never forgotten. They were carved in trees and stones, they were carried with the water and the wind, they were illuminated by the stars and the moon. The tales were everywhere as mountains harboured dwarves

"It was a cool spring dark with the moon nearly full, rime glittering on the grass and the stars still hard and bright as in winter. The night was very quiet save for the sighing of wind in budding branches, and the world was all sliding shadows and cold white light."Published in 1954, Poul Andersons The Broken Sword is one of the forgotten giants of early modern fantasy. The book remains an astounding influence of several important writers in the genre.Set in medieval England, the book features

Why is this book not more popular? Written four years after The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and published the same year as Tolkiens The Fellowship of the Ring, Poul Andersons The Broken Sword is a fantasy masterpiece. Combining Norse myth and legend, English and World myth, with historical fact and setting, this tells a legendary tale economically and with a fable-like tone. Adventurous and entertaining as well, the only reason I can think that it has been less successful than its English

Here's another where I wish we had either a 10 star system or a half star system. This book is better than a simple 3 star might indicate. The problem is that I don't like it as much as many 4 star books...or many of the books I've rated four(4) stars. I'll note again here that I'm not trying to rate this or any book on things like, quality alone. I suppose I basically rate on what I think of as overall enjoyability.This book is exceedingly well written. Based on several types or areas of

Every young medium, if it wishes to be taken seriously as an art form, must find a way to present mature stories. Movies began to take themselves seriously in the thirties, comic books began their struggle to elevate themselves in the late seventies, and videogames have been trying to achieve greater depth for the past few years.Yet, like any rise from adolescence to adulthood, this reaching for maturity is always an awkward period. It is marked by overcompensation, by the striking of certain

A great epic opera this is, with few of its equal in the world. You've got tragic heroes, somewhat sympathetic villains, morally sketchy elves and trolls, horny vikings, badass women who take control of their destinies, gods playing mortals like pawns in the background, magic and mystery, and terrible terrible ending that you could sort of see coming from a mile away but that will still shock you.One of the very best.