Styrbiorn the Strong
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
Published:29th Nov '11
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E. R. Eddison’s classic saga novel now in paperback—includes for the first time Eddison’s remarkable letter of introduction and his unabridged closing note
Styrbiorn the Strong tells the grand tale of Styrbiorn Olafsson, heir to the Swedish throne and known both for his impressive size and strength and his unruly, quarrelsome nature. Denied his birthright and exiled from Sweden, Styrbiorn becomes the leader of the Jomsvikings and sets out to reclaim the Swedish throne in the epic Battle of Fýrisvellir. A rediscovered classic, Styrbiorn the Strong is a tale reminiscent of the Old Norse sagas, a historical novel from one of the twentieth century’s most influential masters of fantasy.
"The greatest and most convincing writer of invented worlds that I have read."—J. R. R. Tolkien
"The archaic manner . . . you have to do it perfectly. It’s a high wire: one slip spoils all. The man who did it perfectly was, of course, Eddison. If you love language for its own sake, he is irresistible."—Ursula K. Le Guin
"In a word, Eddison’s books are works, first and foremost, of art. And they are irreplaceable."—C. S. Lewis
ISBN: 9780816677559
Dimensions: 187mm x 127mm x 18mm
Weight: unknown
264 pages