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The Broken Sword

Poul Anderson

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Dec 30, 2020 Jason Koivu rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

Excellent from start to finish!

This has been on my tbr list since I was about 10-years-old and saw it listed in the back of the Basic D&D rules as a recommended read, along with other fantasy classics. Took me long enough to read it, but man am I glad I did!

The Broken Sword is mythically epic in that it incorporates the Nordic pantheon, faerie creatures of the British Isles and mortal man's interaction with them. There's a jungle fever love affair that turns out to be semi-incestuous ("Step bro ...more

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Dec 28, 2022 Jim Kuenzli rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, vikings, favorites

Quite honestly, I’m at a loss for words. This is a fantasy masterpiece. Elves battling Trolls, Aesir gods, Erin Gods, Vikings, all manner of fey, witches, Norse giants, raising the dead, and even an appearance by the Devil himself. All of this wrapped up in a tragic love story and Viking saga. This is the best book I’ve read in years.

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Feb 01, 2013 Derek rated it really liked it

Shelves: appendix-n, that-northern-thing

Skafloc bears a heavy doom, and when you read the word "doom" it should be in a leaden voice, not loud but in a way that other sounds disappear around it. And I am taken by how much this shares with The Children of Húrin, not just in terms of its Skywalker-children-ickyness but also the sense of manipulation of the lives of the children of Orm and the sense that the world of faerie is fading, in this case by the introduction of the jealous and uncompromising White Christ who rewrites the rules ...more

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Feb 03, 2018 Dennis rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

The Broken Sword is a dark and brooding novel of Norse mythology. It has elves , trolls , leprechauns and Norse gods but different from anything you've read before. Well worth your time if you read about or have seen anything about vikings. ...more

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Apr 24, 2014 Jason Waltz rated it really liked it

very strong and entertaining book, but only read the original, not the weaker (by the author's own admission!) updated version. great use of original myths with authentic elves and vikings. ...more

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