Art, Symbol & Imagination
Welleran and the Sword of Welleran
Original caption: Welleran! And the Sword of Welleran!
An armoured warrior strides forward with a great sword while a broad banner streams above him. Dark figures and a pale horizon extend behind the advancing body. The caption repeats the cry naming Welleran and his sword in Dunsany’s tale.
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S. H. Sime. "Welleran and the Sword of Welleran" [source caption]. 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 55. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/sime-sword-of-welleran
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Title from the printed caption. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The caption is a battle cry spoken by Rold; it is not treated as a label identifying the central figure as the dead Welleran. The original low contrast, full page, caption and paper remain unchanged. No animal species is inferred from the dark forms.
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S. H. Sime. Welleran and the Sword of Welleran. The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories. Scan leaf 55. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/sime-sword-of-welleran