tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post7894052801496756515..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: The Changing PastKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-88482274650998910042016-10-23T02:41:44.308+01:002016-10-23T02:41:44.308+01:00Kaor, DAVID!
And I know I've seen PA quoting ...Kaor, DAVID!<br /><br />And I know I've seen PA quoting that saying in others of his works, such as HROLF KRAKI'S SAGA, THE LAST VIKING, WAR OF THE GODS, etc.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-81776137661528740472016-10-22T23:57:26.061+01:002016-10-22T23:57:26.061+01:00Paul:
Sean beat me to it about the saying in *Thre...Paul:<br />Sean beat me to it about the saying in *Three Hearts*. And I agree that it's likely to occur in several other of PA's stories.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-29974950237874308762016-10-22T21:26:31.870+01:002016-10-22T21:26:31.870+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I would suggest that a nightmare soci...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I would suggest that a nightmare society like that of the Draka will be far worse than most other societies which had slavery. Because, instead of slavery being mostly an accident of history being eroded away as time passed, the Draka worked out an entire IDEOLOGY to justify slavery. And that was one reason the Draka became increasingly hostile to Christianity, because of how Christians beliefs, taken seriously led to the erosion of slavery.<br /><br />The Scandinavian/Eddaic saying "Bare is brotherless back" can be found in many of Poul Anderson's works. Most recently, I saw Holger Carlsen using it in THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS after meeting Sir Carahue.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com