The Broken Sword

The Broken Sword
Dust-jacket from the first edition.
AuthorPoul Anderson
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherAbelard-Schuman
Publication date
5 November 1954
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages274
ISBN0-575-07425-6
OCLC59499019

The Broken Sword is a fantasy novel by American writer Poul Anderson, originally published on 5 November 1954. A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series. The original text was reissued by Gollancz in 2002. Set during the Viking Age, the novel features numerous references to Norse mythology.