The REH Foundation Press is proud to present Swords of the North, a collection of Robert E. Howard’s Celtic/Viking adventure stories. The book checks in at 540 pages, and will be printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited first-print quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered. Cover art by Aaron Miller and introduction by Rusty Burke. This volume marks the first publication of the fragment that begins with, “Between berserk battle rages,” which features Cormac Mac Art’s partner, Wulfhere Skull-splitter. It also collects for the first time in one volume all of the James Allison stories and fragments, both incomplete drafts of “The Temple of Abomination,” and other rarities. Contents Night Falls on Asgard, introduction by Rusty Burke Niflheim (verse) The Frost King’s Daughter (Amra version) The Valley of the Worm The Garden of Fear Marchers of Valhalla “Feach Air Muir Lionadhi Gealach Buidhe Mar Or” (verse) The People of the Dark An Echo From the Iron Harp (verse) Kings of the Night Swords of the Northern Sea The Night of the Wolf Delenda Est The Ballad of King Geraint (verse) The Song of the Last Briton (verse) Memories of Alfred (verse) Dreaming on Downs (verse) The Song of Horsa’s Galley (verse) Song before Clontarf (verse) The Grey God Passes The Dark Man The Gods of Bal-Sagoth The Outgoing of Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer (verse) Marching Song of Connacht (verse) The Skull in the Clouds (verse) The Ghost in the Doorway Black Michael’s Story (verse) Dermod’s Bane The Cairn on the Headland Black Harps in the Hills (verse) Appendix 1 – James Allison Brachan the Kelt Genseric’s Son The Guardian of the Idol Akram the Mysterious Appendix 2 – Cormac Mac Art Tigers of the Sea The Temple of Abomination, early draft The Temple of Abomination, later draft Untitled, “Between berserk battle rages” Appendix 3 – Turlogh Dubh O’Brien Untitled, “The Dane came in with a rush” The Shadow of the Hun Miscellanea The King’s Service Where Are Your Knights, Donn Othna? (verse) No More the Serpent Prow (verse) Untitled, “ ‘I,’ said Cuchulain” The Harp of Alfred (verse) Viking’s Vision (verse) Thor’s Son (verse) To Harry the Oliad Men (verse) The Isle of Hy-Brasil (verse) Heritage (1) (verse) Singing Hemp (verse) The Return of the Sea-Farer (verse) Heritage (2) (verse) Viking’s Trail (verse) To a Friend (verse) Twilight on Stonehenge (verse) The House of Gael (verse)