Tag Archives: Saga

A Life In Size

The saga of Dracula continues: A Life In Size by Michael Doyle In the dark castle hangs her face A painting of the sunlight he once embraced Hidden within were passages of a maze Guarded from the sun that continues … Continue reading

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Somewhere In A Hobbit’s Town

The whole creative process behind the making of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies and the original tales has and have always fascinated me.  How about you? Somewhere In A Hobbit’s Town by Michael Romani Somewhere in Switzerland … Continue reading

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The Mission of Paris

In the continuing saga of the fall of Troy: The Mission of Paris by Michael Romani Cheering Trojans party like no tomorrow Whispered rumors bring their sorrow A maiden finds her lips are sealed While coming darkness through a mirror … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel – Ulster Cycle

The Greeks have nothing on the Irish with respect to telling tales of tragedy.  This post is with respect to one such tragedy.  Togail Bruidne Da Derga or The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel is a tale within the Ulster … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs

The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs (1876) is an epic Icelandic poem of over 10,000 lines translated by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson.  It is essentially an English retelling of the Volsunga Saga and the … Continue reading

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