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Valor of Cappen Varra, by Poul William Anderson
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Title: The Valor of Cappen Varra
Author: Poul William Anderson
Release Date: July 29, 2009 [EBook #29542]
Language: English
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We have said that there are many and strange shadows, memories surviving from dim pasts, in this FANTASTIC UNIVERSE of ours. Poul Anderson turns to a legend from the Northern countries, countries where even today the pagan past seems only like yesterday, and tells the story of Cappen Varra, who came to Norren a long, long time ago.
the valor of cappen varra
by ... POUL ANDERSON
"Let little Cappen go," they shouted. "Maybe he can sing the trolls to sleep--"
The wind came from the north with sleet on its back. Raw shuddering gusts whipped the sea till the ship lurched and men felt driven spindrift stinging their faces. Beyond the rail there was winter night, a moving blackness where the waves rushed and clamored; straining into the great dark, men sensed only the bitter salt of sea-scud, the nettle of sleet and the lash of wind.
Cappen lost his footing as the ship heaved beneath him, his h