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Sumer Is Icumen In

The Broken Sword, by Poul Anderson – As with some other Anderson books that I’ve read, this mixes different mythologies in a single story, and in a way that doesn’t seem forced. It’s mostly based on Norse myth, using a … Continue reading →

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Bored in Hyperborea

In Greek mythology, it was said that the land of Hyperborea lay far to the north of the lands the myth-makers knew. The name means “beyond the north wind,” and it was regarded as being to the north of the … Continue reading →

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