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Realmgard

Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

Tag: Pop Culture Critique

A yurt under the sky at twilight.

Music to Write Realmgard to: Black Thunder

Jan 6, 2024Jan 5, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"Immortalised in the soul of fearless warriors Sealing the name of the Mongols in the highest of high Heaven."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 2010s, 2020s, Folk Metal, Folk Music, History, Mongolia, Music, Pop Culture Critique

Recommendation: Stardust

Jan 5, 2024Jan 4, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

The King of Elfland's Daughter: The Movie.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1990s, 2010s, Adventure, Books, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, ICYMI, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Romance
The sky during a thunderstorm.

Music to Write Realmgard to: Stormbringer

Jan 5, 2024Jan 5, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"Comin' out of nowhere Drivin' like rain Stormbringer dance On the thunder again."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 70s, Classic Rock, Fantasy, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique
The painting 'Sobieski at Vienna' by Juliusz Kossak.

Music to Write Realmgard to: Winged Hussars

Jan 4, 2024Jan 3, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Then the Winged Hussars arrived.

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 2010s, Austria, Heavy Metal, History, Metal, Military History, Music, Poland, Pop Culture Critique, Sweden, Vienna

Recommendation: The King of Elfland’s Daughter

Jan 4, 2024Jan 3, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Fig. 1: Traditional Elven Safety Dance.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1920s, Books, British Books, Classic Literature, Elf, Fairies, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Irish Books, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Reading Community
Metal being held on an anvil with tongs.

Music to Write Realmgard to: Regin Smiður

Jan 3, 2024Jan 2, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"Regin is a good smith, But to few is he faithful."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 2000s, Folk Metal, Folk Music, Folklore, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, Mythology, Pop Culture Critique, Vikings

Recommendation: Tolkien

Jan 3, 2024Jan 2, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Following up on Tolkien's Fairy Tales, the man himself… ish.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Author, Biography, Disney, Disney Plus, Historical Fiction, Lord of the Rings, Movies, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Tolkien, Writing

Music to Write Realmgard to: Tres Brujas

Jan 2, 2024Jan 1, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"Three witches you shall meet Along the road to your fate: The first at twilight, the second at night, And the third at the coming of day."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard to, RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Concept Album, Fantasy, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, Pop Culture Critique, Sci Fi, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction
A woman in a fairy costume.

Recommendation: Tales from the Perilous Realm

Jan 2, 2024Jan 1, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

You may be wondering what a Greatest Living Author reads when he's not writing. Well, how about Fairy Tales a la J.R.R. Tolkien?

Posted in RecommendationsTagged Adventure, Book Recommendation, Books, Dragons, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fantasy Novella, Fiction, Folklore, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Recommendation, Tolkien
A mural of the siege of Constantinople

Music to Write Realmgard to: Kontakion of the Mother of God

Jan 1, 2024Dec 31, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"O Champion General, we your faithful inscribe to you the prize of victory."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged Art History, Byzantine Empire, Gaming, Greece, History, Medieval, Medieval History, Middle Ages, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique

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