The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories

About this book

The city of Welleran sleeps under the protection of seven dead warriors, whose swords remain ready should danger return. When the enemy approaches, old legends become frighteningly immediate.

Lord Dunsany's title story gives the collection an unforgettable beginning, combining heroism with the melancholy of a world ruled by memory. Elsewhere his tales enter remote lands and encounter strange destinies, all told in the heightened language of ancient chronicles. Dunsany often closes these imagined worlds at the very moment their histories begin to seem real.