BETWEEN GODS & MONSTERS
essay | j.r.r. tolkien/norse literature
by ELEANOR PARKER
To understand Tolkien’s fascination with the Sigurd legend, and its influence on The Lord of the Rings, we need to consider what he meant by the evocative phrase, ‘the nameless North’. This essay examines Tolkien's deep-rooted influences in Norse, German, and Finnish literature.
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THE SONG OF YOSHITSUNE
poetry | japanese legend
by ALEX J. TAYLOR
In the days leading up to the Gempei War—that fierce struggle between the rival Genji and the Heike samurai clans—Prince Yoshitsune of the Genji ventures to the Capital to seek allies for the coming conflict. There on Gojo Bridge, a fateful encounter awaits!
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LADY OF MERCIA
poetry | anglo-saxon
by M. CYNTHIA CHEUNG
Terrorized in the night by the wild hunt, the people look to their revered ruler, Aelfwynn, Lady of Mercia, for help. Riding out to fight the relentless troupe, can she save her people from ruin against this ghostly force?
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THE EPIC BOOK OF SAMUEL
poetry | biblical
by NATHAN GILMORE
Wherein Hannah, barren, gives birth to Samuel and he is raised in the temple, and Samuel hears the voice of God.
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THE CAMILLAD
poetry | the founding of Rome
by TIMOTHY E. G. BARTEL
Lavinia, princess of Latium, beholds the coming war between her two suitors, Turnus and Aeneas. In need of a champion in the war, who else should present themselves but the warrior Camilla, devotee of the goddess-of-war Diana!
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THE SWAN QUEEN’S LOVE
poetry | fairy tale
by ZACH GREEN
The tale of Eljaser the Swan Queen, and Torgrund, the warrior who leads the mighty men of the east to kill Haranthal, the lusting fiend who has kidnapped his wife.
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THE EPIC ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
poetry | biblical
by ALICIA JOY TAYLOR
Following the events from the Ascension through the imprisonment of Saint Peter and Saint John and their judgment before Caiaphas and the Pharisees.
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HEAVENSFIELD
poetry | anglo-saxon
by SAMUEL J. STEPHENS
Northumbria fell continually back into pagan rule and plunder until the rightful heir, Oswald, banished and raised by monks in Ireland, returned with his army and Scottish allies to regain the throne.
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