7/2/2023 0 Comments Three hearts and three lions![]() How else to explain the identical constellations, the existence of France, Spain, Saracens, and the Holy Roman Empire? But then, what business do real witches have in medieval Europe? Or, for that matter, trolls, dwarves, Morgan le Fay, and a swan-may named Alianora? At the peak of a pitched battle with Nazis, Holger is explosively propelled into another world.Īt first blush, it is a world remarkably like our own, though in an earlier time. Our protagonist is Holger Carlsen, a broad-shouldered but bashful engineer from Denmark who joins the resistance when his country is invaded in World War 2 by Germany. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, in their Incomplete Enchanter, detailed the travels of Earth-dweller Harold Shea through Norse Mythology and The Faerie Queen.Īnd now, the esteemed Poul Anderson has taken a stab at the genre with Three Hearts and Three Lions. Frank Baum made it a common practice to feature immigrants from the “real world” to Oz. Some folks have gone so far as to write their own cross-world adventures, much to the delight of their readers. ![]() Have you ever wanted to throw yourself into a fantasy world? Tour through Middle Earth? Plan a trip in Narnia? Who hasn’t imagined themselves rubbing elbows with Robin Hood or Jason’s Argonauts? ![]()
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