{"product_id":"ulfhildr-mary-thaler-9781961334038","title":"Ulfhildr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn blustery nights, fast abed in our halls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe rejoice that outside, the jarring waves, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd cruel rocks may yet keep the raiding-parties distant.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe know if we fall unarmed into their hands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe will be no less loot than the boar-helms or rings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat they take from the slain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-from \u003cem\u003eUlfhildr\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an unnamed coastline, hidden in the mists of history, a woman is confronted with her husband's death in battle, drawing on her courage and cunning to secure the safety of herself and her young son and to lead her kingdom into war. But in this brutal society, where life is cheap, she is the only person who can decide when she has gone too far. Betrayed by adversaries within and without, Queen Ulfhildr proclaims a defiant manifesto in this narrative poem about power and responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUlfhildr\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic poem in 3 parts, written (approximately) in Anglo-Saxon meter. Featuring a heroine as post-tragic as she is powerful-as daring as she is doomed-in a poetic tour de force told with ruthless economy, this book will prompt deep questions concerning leadership, love, and fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Thaler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961334038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961334038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Untimely Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.50w x 0.17d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Thaler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540303704319,"sku":"9781961334038","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d806ad8e-497b-4560-8db0-902dac856f4e.jpg?v=1700587144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ulfhildr-mary-thaler-9781961334038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}