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The Life of Sigmar: Being the Epic Tale of the Warrior-God Sigmar, and the Founding of The Empire
The legend of Sigmar, warrior-god and central hero in the Warhammer fantasy mythology, is told for the first time in this book. Accompanying the exciting story and wonderful design are fantastic drawings and stylish presentation, which add an authentic flavour and depth to this mythical subject.
- GenresFantasy
96 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2005
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October 8, 2011
his book has a beautiful brown leather cover. (I read somewhere some persons didn’t buy this book or the Witch Hunter because of it.) Where Life of Sigmar really comes into its own is in the presentation. Even the necessary copyright information is hidden away in the back, creating an immersive feel and look. The pocket-sized hardbound cover, gold-leaf comet and lettering on the front, and a wide array of woodcuts and simple line drawings give one the impression it was pulled right off of a table in Altdorf and into the real world. It's really quite cool to see woodcuts depicting particular Warhammer style orcs, or oft-mentioned events like the birth of Sigmar under a twin-tailed comet or his mysterious departure to dwarfish lands. For fans of the Warhammer world in general, it's an atmospheric and thought-provoking view into the output and beliefs of Imperial citizens.
This book covers the life of… Sigmar. That Man-God who become the God-Patron of humans and the Empire.
It’s written in a modern scholar type who his compiling information about Sigmar.
The book covers everything in the life of Sigmar, since the beginning when he was a young prince of a bronze-age Teutonic tribe in the Warhammer world. In this capacity the book is a somewhat clinical (or appropriately scholarly) telling of a coming of age story. Sigmar makes mistakes, learns lessons of wisdom and leadership from his archetypal father, and performs impetuous feats of strength and valour.
It’s an evocative of a religious parable or Renaissance-era recording of an oral mythic tradition. Sigmar himself comes across as an Elric (Michael Moorcock) or Jesus-like character, vaguely familiar in his brooding seriousness and not defined as much more than an icon. All of this reinforces the `in-character' nature of the book.
This book was release and a year later a new series called Time of Legends begins to take shaped. There are three trilogies so far being printed… One covers Malekith; other one covers Nagash. While the third covers… you guessed.. Sigmar. The First is called Heldenhammer and was written by Graham McNeill.
This book covers the life of… Sigmar. That Man-God who become the God-Patron of humans and the Empire.
It’s written in a modern scholar type who his compiling information about Sigmar.
The book covers everything in the life of Sigmar, since the beginning when he was a young prince of a bronze-age Teutonic tribe in the Warhammer world. In this capacity the book is a somewhat clinical (or appropriately scholarly) telling of a coming of age story. Sigmar makes mistakes, learns lessons of wisdom and leadership from his archetypal father, and performs impetuous feats of strength and valour.
It’s an evocative of a religious parable or Renaissance-era recording of an oral mythic tradition. Sigmar himself comes across as an Elric (Michael Moorcock) or Jesus-like character, vaguely familiar in his brooding seriousness and not defined as much more than an icon. All of this reinforces the `in-character' nature of the book.
This book was release and a year later a new series called Time of Legends begins to take shaped. There are three trilogies so far being printed… One covers Malekith; other one covers Nagash. While the third covers… you guessed.. Sigmar. The First is called Heldenhammer and was written by Graham McNeill.
July 12, 2016
Ouvrage sur la vie de Sigmar, personnage fictif issu de l'univers de jeu de rôle de Warhammer. Bel objet, réalisé comme s'il émanait vraiment de ce monde fantastique (avec autorisation impériale d'impression) et qu'il décrivait la vie d'un personnage réel.
On est proche des ouvrages qui pouvait être distribués autrefois par les colporteurs sur les routes : petit recueil de courtes histoires bâties sur le modèle "Il a marché parmi nous",.On a donc un livre-bréviaire sur la vie de Sigmar, le premier empereur qui finit sa vie en accédant au statut de dieu tutélaire.
Des récits épiques et plein de morale, mais d'une facture littéraire sans prétention. Un livre à réserver aux passionnés. Les autres peuvent s'en passer aisément.
On est proche des ouvrages qui pouvait être distribués autrefois par les colporteurs sur les routes : petit recueil de courtes histoires bâties sur le modèle "Il a marché parmi nous",.On a donc un livre-bréviaire sur la vie de Sigmar, le premier empereur qui finit sa vie en accédant au statut de dieu tutélaire.
Des récits épiques et plein de morale, mais d'une facture littéraire sans prétention. Un livre à réserver aux passionnés. Les autres peuvent s'en passer aisément.
July 19, 2010
The tale of Sigmar, founder of the Empire in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy setting. The book is written as if it were an artifact of Sigmar's world, complete with woodcut-style illustrations and faux-leather cover.
The writing is mediocre, but it does gather the story of the life of Sigmar into one place.
It makes for a nice prop for players of the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay game.
The writing is mediocre, but it does gather the story of the life of Sigmar into one place.
It makes for a nice prop for players of the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay game.
May 22, 2007
Good fiction written in the form of a historical/religious fables based on the life of Sigmar. I enjoyed it.
May 6, 2009
Nice but not that good. Everything seems so common and if I had read different parts of the story in several other books (what I did).
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