Background
Eric Rucker was born in Adel, Leeds in United Kingdom.
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1926
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E. R. Eddison’s classic saga novel now in paperback—includes for the first time Eddison’s remarkable letter of introduction and his unabridged closing note Styrbiorn the Strong tells the grand tale of Styrbiorn Olafsson, heir to the Swedish throne and known both for his impressive size and strength and his unruly, quarrelsome nature. Denied his birthright and exiled from Sweden, Styrbiorn becomes the leader of the Jomsvikings and sets out to reclaim the Swedish throne in the epic Battle of Fýrisvellir. A rediscovered classic, Styrbiorn the Strong is a tale reminiscent of the Old Norse sagas, a historical novel from one of the twentieth century’s most influential masters of fantasy. E. R. Eddison’s classic saga novel now in paperback—includes for the first time Eddison’s remarkable letter of introduction and his unabridged closing note Styrbiorn the Strong tells the grand tale of Styrbiorn Olafsson, heir to the Swedish throne and known both for his impressive size and strength and his unruly, quarrelsome nature. Denied his birthright and exiled from Sweden, Styrbiorn becomes the leader of the Jomsvikings and sets out to reclaim the Swedish throne in the epic Battle of Fýrisvellir. A rediscovered classic, Styrbiorn the Strong is a tale reminiscent of the Old Norse sagas, a historical novel from one of the twentieth century’s most influential masters of fantasy.
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1926
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Mezentius had ruled the Three Kingdoms with a firm hand, but his legitimate heir is a weakling, frightened of the power of his half-brother, Duke Barganax, and that of the terrifying Horius Parry, Vicar of Rerek.
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Eric Rucker was born in Adel, Leeds in United Kingdom.
Eddison's early education came from a series of private tutors, whom he shared with the young Arthur Ransome. He also attended Eton and Trinity College in Oxford.
Eric joined the Board of Trade as a clerk in 1906, retiring as a deputy overseas comptroller in 1938 to work full-time on his fiction.
(Mezentius had ruled the Three Kingdoms with a firm hand, ...)
1935(E. R. Eddison’s classic saga novel now in paperback—inclu...)
1926
Eric and his wife had one child, a daughter.
