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Ugh. Revisionist history, the bane of every historian. The first story is the worst, as it relies less on facts and history and more on modern prejudices. Because, of course, the ancient NORSEMEN would refer to "the white Christ"; they and their gods weren't white as rice, right? And of course, the attitudes of medieval Catholics would be those of Calvinism and a modern atheist vision of Evangelicals, right? FEH.
— Aug 10, 2015 10:19PM
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Oh, and the third story? "Shield Maidens"? Another story full of ahistorical anti-Christian preaching, selective reinterpretations of Norse pagan mythology, and authorial hypocrisy. Also, shallow 3rd-wave feminism. "Christians are evil and they alone want to oppress women! Now please ignore that I earlier had the pagan women complaining about how their pagan husbands beat them and oppressed them..."
— Aug 11, 2015 03:11AM
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UGH. The final story, "Sven the Immortal" is a sort of epilogue for the first volume in the series, and it alone -- out of ALL OF THE STORIES IN THIS BOOK -- actually works. It's solid. I didn't like "Sven the Returned" and it made me rethink that.
— Aug 11, 2015 03:08AM
