Changelings and dark twins clash in a bleak Norse fantasy of elves, trolls, and inexorable fate.
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Changelings and dark twins clash in a bleak Norse fantasy of elves, trolls, and inexorable fate.
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This acclaimed fantasy classic of men, elves, and gods is at once breathtakingly exciting and heartbreakingly tragic. Published the same year as The Fellowship of the Ring , Poul Anderson's novel The Broken Sword draws on similar Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon sources. In his greed for land and power, Orm the Strong slays the family of a Saxon witch--and for his sins, the Northman must pay with his newborn son. Stolen by elves and replaced by a changeling, Skafloc is raised to manhood unaware of h...
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Sexual content
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Incestuous romance; on-page rape and sexual violence
Violence & gore
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Graphic battles, murder, torture, dismemberment; pervasive bloody war
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Alcohol use in feasting and warrior culture
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Norse gods, pagan fate, and mythic ritual central to plot
Magic & witchcraft
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Elves, trolls, witches, and a cursed magic sword drive the story
Occult / demonology
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Folk-style dark rituals by a vengeful Saxon witch
Political content
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Greed for land and power sparks the central conflict
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Rape, slavery, torture, kidnapping, child theft, sustained cruelty
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