Ben HellmanJun 29, 2023Of Beasts that Gloat and PlunderThe Twa Corbies, preparing to dine on the dead knight below, from “Some British Ballads,” 1919, by Arthur Rackham, (Wikimedia Commons)....
Ben HellmanOct 31, 2021Her Undying Love; Gothic Viking Zombie Mayhem Hild, unable to bear the deaths of her lover and father, raises their bodies with the bodies of their warriors, leading to an endless...
Ben HellmanMay 9, 2021Too Much of a Good Thing; Epic Burnout in the Jangar CycleToo much of a good thing isn't always fabulous. A hero of Jangar drinks a bowl of wine it would take sixty men to lift, a common...
Ben HellmanApr 24, 2021Beyond Beowulf: Curses, Shapechangers, and Doomed LoveThe Saga of King Hrólf Kraki features two warriors, man and son, who fight as bears. The father is cursed to roam as a bear by day. The...