A Wheel of Ravens

<p><em>A wheel of ravens   revelled loudly</em></p><p><em>Over a bitter battle   of bold fighters</em></p><p><em>Who lost their lives   and lay in mud</em></p><p><em>A feast of flesh   for the frenzied birds...</em></p><p><br></p><p>From <strong>Adam Bolivar</strong> balladeer extraordinaire and author of <em>The Ettinfell of Beacon Hill</em> comes a landmark volume of poetry that harkens back to the adventurous myths of the Anglo-Saxons and the Dark Ages...</p><p><br></p><p>Alliterative verse was the traditional poetic form used in Old English poems such as <em>Beowulf</em> and <em>The Wanderer</em> as well as in Old Norse sagas and the <em>Poetic Edda</em> 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. <em>A Wheel of Ravens</em> 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.</p><p><br></p><p>This groundbreaking work will surely be of great interest to fans of Seamus Heaney's <em>Beowulf: A New Verse Translation. </em>With a foreword by <strong>Dennis Wilson Wise</strong> (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.</p>