The Saga of Beowulf, Part One: The Land of Death & Shadow

By R. Scot Johns
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Published: March 31, 2011
Words: 201,373 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780982153833

Short description

"The Saga of Beowulf" is the first complete novelization of the epic 10th century poem "Beowulf," chronicling the rise of the emerging Nordic nations, the tragic blood-feuds of their clans, epic battles with mythological creatures in an ancient heroic age, and the final, futile struggle of one man against the will of Fate that made of him a Legend.

Extended description

"An epic adventure 1500 years in the making!"

"The Saga of Beowulf" is the first complete novelization of the epic 10th century poem "Beowulf," chronicling the rise of the emerging Nordic nations, the tragic blood-feuds of their clans, epic battles with mythological creatures in an ancient heroic age, and the final, futile struggle of one man against the will of Fate that made of him a Legend.

In the first part of the award-winning epic fantasy adventure we follow the young Norse warrior Beowulf as he embarks upon a fateful quest for vengeance against the creature that slew his father, setting in motion a sequence of events that will take him from the fetid fens of Denmark to the frozen fields of Swede-Land as he battles men and demons in a quest to conquer his own fears, all the while fleeing from the woman he has sworn to love.

"Part I: The Land of Death & Shadow" takes us from the daring fight with Grendel to the battle with the Troll-Hag witch that spawned that demon brood. In.. (Read more) "An epic adventure 1500 years in the making!"

"The Saga of Beowulf" is the first complete novelization of the epic 10th century poem "Beowulf," chronicling the rise of the emerging Nordic nations, the tragic blood-feuds of their clans, epic battles with mythological creatures in an ancient heroic age, and the final, futile struggle of one man against the will of Fate that made of him a Legend.

In the first part of the award-winning epic fantasy adventure we follow the young Norse warrior Beowulf as he embarks upon a fateful quest for vengeance against the creature that slew his father, setting in motion a sequence of events that will take him from the fetid fens of Denmark to the frozen fields of Swede-Land as he battles men and demons in a quest to conquer his own fears, all the while fleeing from the woman he has sworn to love.

"Part I: The Land of Death & Shadow" takes us from the daring fight with Grendel to the battle with the Troll-Hag witch that spawned that demon brood. In the hall of Hrothgar we meet the proud but fallen clan of Danes, and await with Beowulf the hidden terrors lurking in the shadows of the night.

Steeped in Nordic myth and lore and set amidst the harsh and rugged northern shores of dark age Dane-Land, this classic tale now comes to life once more in a bold new retelling for a modern audience.
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fantasy, magic, historical, epic, classic, dragon, mythology, sorcery, medieval, sword, mythological, norse, viking, adaptation, grendel, ogre, nordic

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