Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Fortress Unvanquishable
A dense mass of round towers and battlements rises from a dark foreground. Pale clouds and clustered lights gather above its many roofs. The surrounding text describes the fortress approached by Leothric with the sword Sacnoth, giving the architecture its place in the adventure.
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S. H. Sime. "The Fortress Unvanquishable" [editorial title]. In The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories, Lord Dunsany; illustrations by S. H. Sime. Supplied illustrated edition from George Allen & Sons, undated edition, George Allen & Sons. Source scan leaf 218. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0256-0207
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S. H. Sime. The Fortress Unvanquishable. The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories. Scan leaf 218. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0256-0207