Styrbiorn the strong / E.R. Eddison ; afterword by Paul Edmund Thomas ; illustrations by Keith Henderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eddison, Eric Rücker, 1882-1945.

Contributor:

Thomas, Paul Edmund.

Henderson, Keith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Styrbjörn, starke, active 9th century--Fiction.

Styrbjörn.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st University of Minnesota Press ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Styrbiorn the Strong tells the grand tale of Styrbiorn Olafsson, heir to the Swedish throne and known both for his impressive size and strength and his unruly, quarrelsome nature. Denied his birthright and exiled from Sweden, Styrbiorn becomes the leader of the Jomsvikings and sets out to reclaim the Swedish throne in the epic Battle of Fýrisvellir. A rediscovered classic, Styrbiorn the Strong is a tale reminiscent of the Old Norse sagas, a historical novel from one of the twentieth century's most influential masters of fantasy.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; E. R. Eddison's Unpublished Letter of Introduction to Styrbiorn the Strong; AUTHOR'S NOTE; I. ON KING OLAF'S HOWE; II. THORGNYR THE LAWMAN; III. QUEEN SIGRID THE HAUGHTY; IV. JOMSBURG; V. YULE IN DENMARK; VI. THE DANE-KING'S DAUGHTER; VII. ERIC AND STYRBIORN; VIII. THE KING AND THE QUEEN; IX. A BANQUET IN UPSALA; X. BROKEN MEATS IN UPSALA; XI. JOMSBURG SEA-WALLS; XII. THE COWING OF THE DANE-KING; XIII. THE SAILING OF THE FLEET; XIV. KING ERIC'S HOSTING; XV. FYRISFIELD; XVI. VALHALLA; UNABRIDGED CLOSING NOTE; Afterword: The Writing of Styrbiorn the Strong

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

"Original copyright 1926 by E.R. Eddison, renewed 1953 by Winifred Grace Eddison and Jean Gudrun Rucker Latham."

ISBN:

0-8166-7893-6

OCLC:

792688064