War of the Gods
Book description
King Hadding was raised by giants far from his rightful throne, as his father, was slain shortly after Hadding's birth. The time comes when Hadding feels he must reclaim his legitimate place. He must endure ferocious battles, the charms of voluptuous Valkieries and finally a war of the gods.
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Poul Anderson is best known for his science fiction, but he was also one of the great fantasy and historical fiction writers of the 20th century, as well as a founding member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. His fantasy and historical fiction novels tended to focus on the Viking Age and/or Norse myths, and War of the Gods is my favorite of these. It is a rousing novelization of Book 1 from Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum, one of our foremost sources of Norse mythology. War of the Gods takes Saxo’s brief story, uniquely positions it against the background…
From Rowdy's list on re-imaginings of ancient Scandinavian stories.
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