{"id":4327,"date":"2023-04-12T01:03:58","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T05:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/?p=4327"},"modified":"2023-04-12T01:03:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T05:03:58","slug":"sanctum-secorum-51-the-broken-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/2023\/04\/12\/sanctum-secorum-51-the-broken-sword\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanctum Secorum #51 &#8211; The Broken Sword"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5618\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4327-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2023-04-12_sanctum_secorum_51.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2023-04-12_sanctum_secorum_51.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2023-04-12_sanctum_secorum_51.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2023-04-12_sanctum_secorum_51.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=4327-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2023-04-12_sanctum_secorum_51.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2023-04-12_sanctum_secorum_51.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sanctum-secorum\/id1052533072?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fsanctum.media%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D4327\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/54doWD09HtmamqGT6Z0qVp\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts\/Sanctum-Secorum-p1183322\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Covers.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/2023\/04\/12\/sanctum-secorum-51-the-broken-sword\/covers-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Covers.png?fit=831%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"831,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Covers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Covers.png?fit=831%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Covers-632x456.png?resize=623%2C450\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Covers.png?resize=632%2C456&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Covers.png?resize=768%2C555&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Covers.png?w=831&amp;ssl=1 831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTonight the Keepers of Mystery discuss one of the novels of Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword. Specifically cited on Appendix N, it has also been cited by author Michael Moorcock as having greatly influenced his stories.<\/p>\n<p><em>The book tells the story of Skafloc, elven-fosterling and originally son of Orm the Strong. The story begins with the marriage of Orm the Strong and Aelfrida of the English. Orm kills a witch&#8217;s family on the land and later half-converts to Christianity, but quarrels with the local priest and sends him off the land. Meanwhile, an elf named Imric, with the help of the witch, seeks to capture the newly born son of Orm. In his place, Imric leaves a changeling called Valgard. The real son of Orm is taken away to elven lands and named Skafloc by the elves who raise him. As the story continues, both Skafloc and Valgard have significant roles in the war between the trolls and the elves as things escalate until the restoration of\u2026the Broken Sword.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P6O8t4-Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Stacks<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Appendix N<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Broken Sword by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poul_Anderson\">Poul Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adventures<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/105619\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-72-Beyond-the-Black-Gate?affiliate_id=860479\">Beyond the Black Gate<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product-category\/harley-stroh\/\">Harley Stroh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/129075\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-665-Doom-of-the-Savage-King?affiliate_id=860479\">Doom of the Savage Kings<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product-category\/harley-stroh\/\">Harley Stroh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-29-the-adventure-begins\/\">The Isle of Fury<\/a> by Greg Oppedisano<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/124270\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-2013-Holiday-Module-The-Old-Gods-Return?affiliate_id=860479\">The Old God&#8217;s Return<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product-category\/michael-curtis\/\">Michael Curtis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/393056\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-Dying-Earth-2-The-Sorcerers-Tower-of-Sanguine-Slant?affiliate_id=860479\">The Sorcerer\u2019s Tower of Sanguine Slant<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product-category\/terry-olson\/\">Terry Olson<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/412084\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-Lankhmar-14-Thieves-of-Cold-Corner?affiliate_id=860479\">Thieves of Cold Corner<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product-category\/harley-stroh\/\">Harley Stroh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/125447\/The-Trolls-of-Mistwood?affiliate_id=860479\">The Trolls of Mistwood<\/a> by David W. Fisher<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/199865\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-2016-Holiday-Module-Twilight-of-the-Solstice?affiliate_id=860479\">Twilight of the Solstice<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product-category\/marc-bruner\/\">Marc Bruner<\/a><strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><strong>Fiction<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tale-Halfdanur-Black-Midhgardhur-Fantasy-ebook\/dp\/B01J01MIQS?ref_=ast_author_dp\">The Tale of Halfdanur the Black<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Colin-Brodd\/author\/B00ZGTY30S\">Colin Brodd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderjamesadams1.bandcamp.com\/track\/creature-of-the-wood\">Creature of the Wood<\/a> (song) from the album <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderjamesadams1.bandcamp.com\/album\/balance-of-nature\">Balance of Nature<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderjamesadams1.bandcamp.com\/\">Alexander James Adams<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heatheralexander.bandcamp.com\/track\/creature-of-the-wood\">Creature of the Wood<\/a> (song) from the album <a href=\"https:\/\/heatheralexander.bandcamp.com\/album\/lifes-flame\">Life&#8217;s Flame<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/heatheralexander.bandcamp.com\/\">Heather Alexander<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sequentia.org\/recordings\/recording23.html\">Edda: Myths from Medieval Iceland<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/sequentia.org\/\">Sequentia Ensemble<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tyrband.bandcamp.com\/album\/how-far-to-asgaard\">How far to Asgaard<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/tyrband.bandcamp.com\/\">T\u00fdr<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/skaldshopus.com\/products\/huldufolk-cd\">Hulduf\u00f3lk<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/bio.to\/skald\">Sk\u00e1ld<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musik-sammler.de\/release\/magnus-thor-sigmundsson-rafn-r-jonsson-islandsklukkur-cd-1391185\/\">\u00cdslandsklukkur<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/437332-Magn%C3%BAs-%C3%9E%C3%B3r-Sigmundsson\">Magn\u00fas \u00de\u00f3r Sigmundsson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/2119659-Rafn-R-J%C3%B3nsson\">Rafn R. J\u00f3nsson<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/valkyrik.bandcamp.com\/album\/k-lla\">K\u00e4lla<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valkyrik.com\/\">Valkyrik<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tyrband.bandcamp.com\/album\/a-night-at-the-nordic-house\">A Night at the Nordic House (Live with the symphonie orchestra of the Faroe Islands)<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/tyrband.bandcamp.com\/\">T\u00fdr<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/nordic-viking-folk\/1498169144\">Nordic and Viking Folk<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/ragnaroknordicvikingfolk.bandcamp.com\/\">Ragnar\u00f6k Nordic Viking Folk<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sigurros.bandcamp.com\/album\/odins-raven-magic-2\">Odin&#8217;s Raven Magic<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/sigurros.bandcamp.com\/\">Sigur R\u00f3s<\/a>, Hilmar \u00d6rn Hilmarsson, Steind\u00f3r Andersen and Maria Huld Markan Sigf\u00fasd\u00f3ttir<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/towerrecords.com\/products\/skald-viking-chant\">Vikings Chant<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/bio.to\/skald\">Sk\u00e1ld<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Podcasts<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.glowburn.org\/\">Glowburn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Settings<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/393052\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-Dying-Earth?affiliate_id=860479\">Dying Earth<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/264098\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-Lankhmar-Boxed-Set?affiliate_id=860479\">Lankhmar<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/264098\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-Lankhmar-Boxed-Set?affiliate_id=860479\">The Purple Planet<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ilive4crits.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/viking-crawl-classics-isle-of-abbey.html\">Viking Crawl Classics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source Books<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/151134\/Divinities-and-Cults-DCC-RPG?affiliate_id=860479\">Divinities &amp; Cults Vol 1<\/a> by Dan Osarchuk<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/325007\/Isles-of-the-Celts?affiliate_id=860479\">Isles of the Celts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/423672\/Tribes-of-the-North?affiliate_id=860479\">Tribes of the North<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/146512\/Warrior-Horde-of-the-Einherjar?affiliate_id=860479\">Warrior Horde of the Einherjar<\/a> by James Spahn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spotify Lists<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/5ytb0f3eVFWfazskdtwC2R?si=3dab3008b56e47d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanctum Secorum Playlist #51<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marc&#8217;s Full Word List<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Busk<\/em> &#8211; To prepare, to make or get ready; to put in order, array<br \/>\n<em>Byrnie<\/em> &#8211; A cuirass, corslet, coat of mail<br \/>\n<em>Doughty<\/em> &#8211; Possessing courage and determination; brave, bold, resolute<br \/>\n<em>Fetch<\/em> &#8211; The apparition, double, or wraith of a living person<br \/>\n<em>Howe<\/em> &#8211; An artificial mound, tumulus, or barrow<br \/>\n<em>Leman<\/em> &#8211; A lover or sweetheart<br \/>\n<em>Lur horn<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Quern<\/em> &#8211; A large piece of ice; a crack or crevice in a piece of ice<br \/>\n<em>Rede<\/em> &#8211; Counsel or advice given by one person to another<br \/>\n<em>Sea-mew\/erne<\/em> &#8211; The common gull\/an eagle<br \/>\n<em>Shield-burg<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Skyey <\/em>&#8211; Of, relating to, located in, or emanating from the sky<br \/>\n<em>Weregild<\/em> &#8211; There are fun examples actually codified in norse\/anglo-saxon law<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zines<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/430778\/ASH003--The-Bachwezi?affiliate_id=860479\">The Bachwezi<\/a> by Ashraf Braden<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/424089\/The-Kakondo?affiliate_id=860479\">The Kakondo<\/a> by Ashraf Braden<br \/>\nKamila by Ashraf Braden<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/425857\/ASH002--Lukwata?affiliate_id=860479\">Lukwata<\/a> by Ashraf Braden<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/432393\/Sanctum-Secorum-Quarterly-1--March-2023\">Sanctum Secorum Quarterly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2023-04-12_sanctum_secorum_51.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Tonight the Keepers of Mystery discuss one of the novels of Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword. 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