tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6262577980224744824..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: TrollKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-38831202280330012752023-02-22T15:45:34.649+00:002023-02-22T15:45:34.649+00:00Kaor, Jim!
A good one! I never thought of the sto...Kaor, Jim!<br /><br />A good one! I never thought of the story of the Hydra. Maybe Anderson had it in the back of his mind while writing THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS.<br /><br />Ad astra! SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-76905974985149148962023-02-21T00:45:16.024+00:002023-02-21T00:45:16.024+00:00It's a bit like the Hydra of Greek mythology, ...It's a bit like the Hydra of Greek mythology, with two heads growing whenever one is cut off, until the people fighting it cauterize each wound with a burning stick.Jim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-35784175226478860232016-09-05T09:24:11.618+01:002016-09-05T09:24:11.618+01:00Kaor, Paul!
The fight Holger and his friends had ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />The fight Holger and his friends had with the troll was gruesomely interesting! I immediately thought, before you mentioned it, of how the troll's wounds healed at once and how parts of its body still lived and could be rejoined to the rest of the troll. I can't think of any other writer who has used the concept of such a self regenerating body. I wonder if this was an idea unique to Anderson?<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com