roads, fields and houses left behind
grisly tales of savage raiders and trolls
cannibal villages
steeper, higher mountains
the Jotun range
cold, dark and ice
northern lights
home of giants
harsh land
glacier-scarred boulders
wind-gnawed crags
long slopes
razorback ridges
narrow, almost lightless, ravines
thinning woods
twisted scrub oaks
sparse, stiff grass
chill by day
cold at night
scudding clouds
pale sun
brilliant stars
torrenting streams
no coffee
little tobacco
This is what the characters travel through in the Eddas but I suspect that Poul Anderson describes it in greater detail.
2 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
Menacing, ominous, sinister! I've reread as far as Chapter 11 of THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS.
Ad astra! Sean
Poul describes it in greater detail because the original (listeners) to the Eddas knew a lot more about contemporary society. 'twas taken for granted.
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