The Broken Sword
Dust-jacket from the first edition. | |
| Author | Poul Anderson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Abelard-Schuman |
Publication date | 5 November 1954 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 274 |
| ISBN | 0-575-07425-6 |
| OCLC | 59499019 |
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.