{"product_id":"a-wheel-of-ravens-adam-bolivar-9781956702101","title":"A Wheel of Ravens: Alliterative Verse in the Old English Style","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA wheel of ravens revelled loudly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOver a bitter battle of bold fighters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho lost their lives and lay in mud, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA feast of flesh for the frenzied birds...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Bolivar\u003c\/strong\u003e, balladeer extraordinaire and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ettinfell of Beacon Hill\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a landmark volume of poetry that harkens back to the adventurous myths of the Anglo-Saxons and the Dark Ages...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlliterative verse was the traditional poetic form used in Old English poems such as \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as in Old Norse sagas and the \u003cem\u003ePoetic Edda\u003c\/em\u003e of the Icelanders. Outlawed by the Normans as a symbol of nativist rebellion after their conquest of England in the year 1066, this ancient form is now all but forgotten. \u003cem\u003eA Wheel of Ravens\u003c\/em\u003e is the first ever collection of original verse written in the Old English alliterative style. Braiding together threads of early English paganism, folkloric elements-including a speculative pre-history of the storytelling tradition of Jack Tales-and the dream-cycle of H. P. Lovecraft, Adam Bolivar offers an intricate poetic tapestry bursting with myth and story, as unique as it is remarkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking work will surely be of great interest to fans of Seamus Heaney's \u003cem\u003eBeowulf: A New Verse Translation\u003c\/em\u003e and Neil Gaiman's \u003cem\u003eNorse Mythology. \u003c\/em\u003eWith a foreword by \u003cstrong\u003eDennis Wilson Wise\u003c\/strong\u003e (a noted authority on Tolkien and epic fantasy), an introduction by the author, and a useful glossary. Richly illustrated with images of Anglo-Saxon artifacts, artwork and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Bolivar, Dennis Wilson Wise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956702105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956702101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackanapes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Adam Bolivar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919785193727,"sku":"9781956702101","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c441e81-f59a-4dc6-92cd-1e7834906029.jpg?v=1710359417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-wheel-of-ravens-adam-bolivar-9781956702101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}