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Swords of the North

REH Foundation Press

2014
Material type
Hardcover

Publication date: December 2014

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Introduction

Swords of the North, a collection of Robert E. Howard’s Celtic/Viking adventure stories. The book checks in at 540 pages, and will be printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited first-print quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered. Cover art by Aaron Miller and introduction by Rusty Burke. This volume marks the first publication of the fragment that begins with, “Between berserk battle rages,” which features Cormac Mac Art’s partner, Wulfhere Skull-splitter. It also collects for the first time in one volume all of the James Allison stories and fragments, both incomplete drafts of “The Temple of Abomination,” and other rarities.

Notes

Edited by Rob Roehm
Limited edition of 200 numbered copies
'First Printing' on the copyright page.
Cover artist credited on rear jacket flap.

First appearance:
Untitled, "Between berserk battle rages"
Untitled, " ‘I,’ said Cuchulain"

Edition and production details

Format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
December 2014
Pages
xviii plus 521
Publisher / imprint
Robert E. Howard Foundation
Cover art
Aaron Miller
Illustrations
None

58 linked Howard works

119 contents entries

  1. "Night Falls on Asgard" by Rusty Burke ( Introduction)
  2. Swords of the North
  3. "Niflheim" (poem)
  4. "The Frost King’s Daughter " (Amra version)
  5. "The Valley of the Worm "
  6. "The Garden of Fear "
  7. "Marchers of Valhalla "
  8. “Feach Air Muir Lionadhi Gealach Buidhe Mar Or” (poem)
  9. "The People of the Dark "
  10. "An Echo From the Iron Harp " (poem)
  11. "Kings of the Night "
  12. "Swords of the Northern Sea "
  13. "The Night of the Wolf "
  14. "Delenda Est "
  15. "The Ballad of King Geraint " (poem)
  16. "The Song of the Last Briton " (poem)
  17. "Memories of Alfred " (poem)
  18. "Dreaming on Downs " (poem)
  19. "The Song of Horsa’s Galley " (poem)
  20. "Song before Clontarf " (poem)
  21. "The Grey God Passes "
  22. "The Dark Man "
  23. "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth "
  24. "The Outgoing of Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer " (poem)
  25. "Marching Song of Connacht " (poem)
  26. "The Skull in the Clouds " (poem)
  27. "The Ghost in the Doorway "
  28. "Black Michael’s Story " (poem)
  29. "Dermod’s Bane "
  30. "The Cairn on the Headland "
  31. "Black Harps in the Hills " (poem)
  32. Appendix 1 – James Allison
  33. "Brachan the Kelt"
  34. "Genseric’s Son"
  35. "The Guardian of the Idol"
  36. "Akram the Mysterious"
  37. Appendix 2 – Cormac Mac Art
  38. "Tigers of the Sea"
  39. "The Temple of Abomination" (early draft)
  40. "The Temple of Abomination" (later draft)
  41. Untitled, "Between berserk battle rages"
  42. Appendix 3 – Turlogh Dubh O’Brien
  43. Untitled, "The Dane came in with a rush"
  44. "The Shadow of the Hun"
  45. Miscellanea
  46. "The King’s Service"
  47. "Where Are Your Knights, Donn Othna?" (poem)
  48. "No More the Serpent Prow" (poem)
  49. Untitled, " ‘I,’ said Cuchulain"
  50. "The Harp of Alfred" (poem)
  51. "Viking’s Vision" (poem)
  52. "Thor’s Son" (poem)
  53. "To Harry the Oliad Men" (poem)
  54. "The Isle of Hy-Brasil" (poem)
  55. "Heritage" (1, poem)
  56. "Singing Hemp" (poem)
  57. "The Return of the Sea-Farer" (poem)
  58. "Heritage" (2, poem)
  59. "Viking’s Trail" (poem)
  60. "To a Friend" (poem)
  61. "Twilight on Stonehenge" (poem)
  62. "The House of Gael" (poem)
  63. Night Falls on Asgard • essay by Rusty Burke vii · essay
  64. Niflheim • (1957) • poem by Robert E. Howard 3 · poem
  65. The Frost King's Daughter • (2011) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Gods of the North 1934) 5 · story
  66. The Valley of the Worm • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 15 · novelette
  67. The Garden of Fear • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 37 · novelette
  68. Marchers of Valhalla • [James Allison] • (1972) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 53 · novelette
  69. "Feach Air Muir Lionadhi Gaelach Buidhe Mar Or" • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard 89 · poem
  70. The People of the Dark • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of People of the Dark) 91 · story
  71. An Echo from the Iron Harp • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard 111 · poem
  72. Kings of the Night • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 115 · novelette
  73. Swords of the Northern Sea • [Cormac Mac Art] • (1974) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 151 · novelette
  74. The Night of the Wolf • [Cormac Mac Art] • (1969) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 179 · novelette
  75. Delenda Est • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 205 · story
  76. The Ballad of King Geraint • (1989) • poem by Robert E. Howard 213 · poem
  77. The Song of the Last Briton • (1982) • poem by Robert E. Howard 242 · poem
  78. Memories of Alfred • (1982) • poem by Robert E. Howard 243 · poem
  79. Dreaming on Downs • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard 244 · poem
  80. The Song of Horsa's Galley • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard 245 · poem
  81. Song Before Clontarf • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 246 · poem
  82. The Grey God Passes • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1962) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 247 · novelette
  83. The Dark Man • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 281 · novelette
  84. The Gods of Bal-Sagoth • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 307 · novelette
  85. The Outgoing of Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 345 · poem
  86. Marching Song of Connacht • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 346 · poem
  87. The Skull in the Clouds • (1962) • poem by Robert E. Howard 347 · poem
  88. The Ghost in the Doorway • (1969) • essay by Robert E. Howard 351 · essay
  89. Black Michael's Story • (2009) • poem by Robert E. Howard 355 · poem
  90. Dermod's Bane • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 357 · story
  91. The Cairn on the Headland • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 363 · story
  92. Black Harps in the Hills • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard 383 · poem
  93. Brachan the Kelt • [James Allison] • (1981) • short story by Robert E. Howard 387 · story
  94. Genseric's Son • (1977) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Genseric's Son (Part 1 of 17)) 395 · story
  95. The Guardian of the Idol • [James Allison] • (2003) • short story by Robert E. Howard 399 · story
  96. Akram the Mysterious • [James Allison] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Tower of Time (fragment) 1998) 403 · story
  97. Tigers of the Sea • [Cormac Mac Art] • (1974) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 415 · novelette
  98. The Temple of Abomination (Early Draft) • [Cormac Mac Art] • short story by Robert E. Howard 445 · story
  99. The Temple of Abomination (Later Draft) • [Cormac Mac Art] • short story by Robert E. Howard 449 · story
  100. Untitled ("Between berserk battle rages...") • (2014) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 459 · story
  101. Untitled fragment ("The Dane came in with a rush...") • (1975) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 463 · story
  102. The Shadow of the Hun • non-genre • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1975) • short story by Robert E. Howard 467 · story
  103. The King's Service • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard 487 · story
  104. Where Are Your Knights, Donn Othna? • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard 505 · poem
  105. No More the Serpent Prow • (1971) • poem by Robert E. Howard 506 · poem
  106. Untitled ("'I', said Chuchulain, 'Was a man...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 507 · story
  107. The Harp of Alfred • (1928) • poem by Robert E. Howard 508 · poem
  108. Viking's Vision • (1982) • poem by Robert E. Howard 509 · poem
  109. Thor's Son • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard 511 · poem
  110. To Harry the Oliad Men • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard 512 · poem
  111. The Isle of Hy-Brasil • (1982) • poem by Robert E. Howard 513 · poem
  112. Heritage ("My people came from Munster and rugged Nevis-side...") • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 515 · poem
  113. Singing Hemp • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 516 · poem
  114. The Return of the Sea-Farer • (1978) • poem by Robert E. Howard 517 · poem
  115. Heritage ("Saxon blood in the veins of me...") • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 518 · poem
  116. Viking's Trail • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 519 · poem
  117. To a Friend • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 520 · poem
  118. Twilight on Stonehenge • (1989) • poem by Robert E. Howard 520 · poem
  119. The House of Gael • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard 521 · poem

Contributors

Aaron Miller
Cover artist

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Jim KeeganRobert E. HowardRob RoehmRusty Burke
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