Having Fun with Epic Fantasy: The Band of Brothers

………………………………………………“…And Crispin …[Day]… shall ne’er go by
……………………………………………From this day to the ending of the world,
……………………………………………..But we in it shall be remembered –
……………………………………………We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
……………………………………………For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
………………………………………………..Shall be my brother …”

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If anyone doubts epic fantasy’s strong and enduring roots in story, this quote from Shakespeare’s Henry V (the famous St Crispin’s Day speech made on the eve of...