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víkingr
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Golden Hall
The song is ringing loud
Read George RR Martin's Song of Fire and Ice, they're great, if you're like me and can only stomach so much fantasy cliche dungeons and dragons shit. The books are extremely violent and pretty dark, with a surprisingly minimal amount of lame magic beasts and magic swords and magic quests and ... well you get the picture. Plus they're not nearly as wordy as Jordan, despite similar lengths, Martin doesn't need pages to describe what the trees on a hillside look like. Seriously, these books are so fucking great, I've tried to read a lot of the popular fantasy authors trilogies and sagas, and most I couldn't get halfway through the first book.
Thrymfal
Snootchie Bootchies
read the bible ypu blsphemoeing mother fuckers...iv3 been drinind fofr a while now nadn thin, thatd hilariousd, sorruy
Golden Hall said:
Agreed! I generally hate fantasy, but this bookseries has wits, plots, violence, and is extremely well written.
Sleipnir
Thorsmadr
I dont know how available they are anymore, but any of John Normans books about Gor are pretty good. I admit the writing leaves something to be desired, but I have to say they interesting, hell they even spawned an online version which I ocassionally play, the Gor RPG game on AOl and the Torvalslanders are supposed to be based on Norse characters, which is one I play.
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Wait a sec., I meant to say the Torvs weren't necessarily based on Norse "characters" as much as the Norse peoples themselves.
If you're looking for good fantasy that has viking stuff in it too, I strongly suggest a series by A. A. Attanasio. It starts with "The Dragon and the Unicorn," continues in "The Eagle and the Sword," goes into "The Wolf and the Crown," and concludes in "The Serpent and the Grail."
It's a different take on the Arthur legend. It gets really in depth in the politics and mythologies of all of the different cultures of the times: the celts, the romans, and the norse. I think it's a really good series that's worth checking out for anyone.
It's a different take on the Arthur legend. It gets really in depth in the politics and mythologies of all of the different cultures of the times: the celts, the romans, and the norse. I think it's a really good series that's worth checking out for anyone.
burning creation
SUNSET DISTRICT INC.
The best set of books that have anything to do with any of the gods is the Douglas Adams Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series. Be sure to read The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul. good stuff :Smokin:
