Swords of the North

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58 linked Howard works

• Akram the Mysteriousstory
• An Echo from the Iron Harpverse
• Black Harps in the Hillsverse
• Black Michael's Storyverse
• Brachen the Keltstory
• Delenda Eststory
• Dermod's Banestory
• Dreaming on Downsverse
• Feach Air Muir Lionadhi Gealach Buidhe Mar Orverse
• Genseric's Fifth Born Sonstory
• Heritage (1, "My people came . . .")verse
• Heritage (2, "Saxon blood . . .")verse
• Kings of the Nightstory
• Marchers of Valhallastory
• Marching Song of Connachtverse
• Memories of Alfredverse
• Niflheimverse
• No More the Serpent Prowverse
• People of the Darkstory
• Retributionverse
• Singing Hempverse
• Song Before Clontarfverse
• Swords of the Northern Seastory
• The Ballad of King Geraintverse
• The Cairn on the Headlandstory
• The Dark Manstory
• The Frost-King's Daughterstory
• The Garden of Fearstory
• The Ghost in the Doorwaystory
• The Gods of Bal-Sagothstory
• The Grey God Passesstory
• The Guardian of the Idolstory
• The Guardian of the Idolstory
• The Harp of Alfredverse
• The House of Gaelverse
• The Isle of Hy-Brasilverse
• The King's Servicestory
• The Night of the Wolfstory
• The Outgoing of Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farerverse
• The Return of the Sea-Farerverse
• The Shadow of the Hunstory
• The Skull in the Cloudsverse
• The Song of Horsa's Galleyverse
• The Song of the Last Britonverse
• The Temple of Abominationstory
• The Tower of Timestory
• The Valley of the Wormstory
• Thor's Sonverse
• Tigers of the Seastory
• To a Friendverse
• To Harry the Oliad Manverse
• Twilight on Stonehengeverse
• Untitled ("I", said Cuchulain, "was a man, at least.")story
• Untitled (Between berserk battle-rages, the black despair of melancholy …)story
• Untitled (The Dane came in with a rush, hurtling his huge body forward …)story
• Viking's Trailverse
• Viking's Visionverse
• Where Are Your Knights, Donn Othna?verse

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

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