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 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...
Ben HellmanMar 7, 2021One Sad Woman; Reclaiming Hildeburh’s Tale from her Men “The lady lamented, sorrowed with songs...the greatest fire of the slain, roared before the mound” (Beowulf, 1117-1120; Benjamin Slade...