tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post4626496152185016952..comments2024-03-29T07:40:01.805+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: The Broken Sword, Chapter IKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-56365709185014281622016-06-27T02:18:26.329+01:002016-06-27T02:18:26.329+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Thanks! I think, if you ever get a co...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Thanks! I think, if you ever get a copy of the original 1954 text of THE BROKEN SWORD, you will find it is very different from the later revision. The basic plot remains the same, but much of what Anderson considered needless "wordbrush" was removed and he improved the more technical descriptions of how weapons were used, etc.<br /><br />I forgot to add to my first note here that if the "magic" seen in THE BROKEN SWORD was mostly due to using the mind to manipulate matter, then it reminds me of the technological "magic" seen in the two OPERATION books.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-64844701666695613442016-06-26T23:34:15.913+01:002016-06-26T23:34:15.913+01:00Sean,
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Paul.Sean,<br />1971.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-84158427394914133762016-06-26T23:15:46.548+01:002016-06-26T23:15:46.548+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Iow, THE BROKEN SWORD is another fami...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Iow, THE BROKEN SWORD is another family chronicle or saga, focusing on Orm and his children. And to complicate matters, we have two versions of THE BROKEN SWORD, the original text pub. in 1954 and Anderson's revision of 1971. Which version do you have? <br /><br />Orm's naive syncretism or mixing of Norse paganism with Christianity did not sit well with his deeply convinced Christian wife! Their arguments about this led to him being absent at the crucial moment when his son Skafloc was born.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com