Influence On Story: Epic Poems & An Excerpt From “The Gathering Of The Lost”

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Those of you who follow my Tuesday Poem posts, will know that I’ve been featuring legendary and/or epic poems each Tuesday while the voting period is open for the David Gemmell Legend Award shortlist (voting closes on 31 July.)

Yesterday’s poem was an extract from Sir Gawain & The Green Knight, and its influences on contemporary Fantasy include the importance of the Arthurian cycle, which was also known as ‘The Matter Of Britain’ in the Middle Ages, as well as the hero’s quest, t...