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Best known as an award winning (seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards) author of science fiction, Poul Anderson has also written fantasy and historical novels, as well as a number of short stories in various genres.
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  'Three Hearts & Three Lions' by Poul Anderson    
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'Three Hearts & Three Lions' tells of the quest against the forces of Darkness. All so Tolkien so far. But there are no large armies or desperate quests in this Poul Anderson fantasy - just the fighting abilities of a single man.
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  Poul Anderson's 'Time Patrol'    
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Apart from deep space, Poul Anderson has written stories about the Time Patrol.
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  Poul Anderson's Empire    
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Although written around the same time as Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson's "Empire" stories are no longer as well known - rather unjustly in my opinion. What do you know of these stories, featuring Dominic Flandry?
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  'The Broken Sword' by Poul Anderson    
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As well as Science Fiction, Poul Anderson has written fantasy stories. 'The Broken Sword' is based on Nordic and Anglo-Saxon folk legends.
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  Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade'    
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'The High Crusade' tells the tale of a group of crusaders kidnapped by aliens. Test your knowledge of the book in this quiz.
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trivia question Quick Question
Who had the job of reforging Tyrfing for Scafloc?

From Quiz "'The Broken Sword' by Poul Anderson"




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Poul Anderson Trivia Questions
1. By which village does the alien vessel land?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade'

Answer: Ansby, Lincolnshire.

All of these currently exist except for Ansby itself.

2. The sword Tyrfing was broken by the god Thor. Why had he done this?

From Quiz 'The Broken Sword' by Poul Anderson

Answer: So it could not be used to strike at the world tree Yggdrasil.

Thor was the Norse thunder god and his preferred weapon was a hammer.

3. Manse Everard is the man we follow through his adventures as a member of the Time Patrol. In which year was he recruited?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'Time Patrol'

Answer: 1954

Who wouldn't want to get away from the fifties?

4. Dominic Flandry is the main protagonist of most of Anderson's "Empire" stories. What rank is he in his first story?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's Empire

Answer: Ensign

He does become a commodore in the stories but even Dominic has to start somewhere.

5. To which race did the space ship belong?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade'

Answer: The Wersgorix.

The Kzinti were created by Larry Niven, and numerous other authors have written stories about them, including one Poul Anderson. The Jokati were the Kzinti's former masters and, hopefully, everyone is familiar with the Vulcans.

6. Why did Holger decide to return to Denmark?

From Quiz 'Three Hearts & Three Lions' by Poul Anderson

Answer: To join the Danish underground.

After a long period of introspection, Holder felt that joining the underground to fight against the German occupation was the way to go.

7. Why was Scafloc vulnerable to the elves?

From Quiz 'The Broken Sword' by Poul Anderson

Answer: He could not be baptised quickly.

His father had quarrelled with the settlement's priest leaving it without one. The nearest priest was several days journey away, leaving the baby undedicated to any god.

8. What is the prime purpose of the Time Patrol?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'Time Patrol'

Answer: To maintain the future that leads to the Danellians.

In order to make sure that the Danellians come into being, the Time Patrol have a broad remit - though their official remit is make sure the time lines are left untouched. In order to do that they have to try and study history as it happens.

9. What service branch does Flandry end up in quite quickly?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's Empire

Answer: Intelligence

His natural sneakiness makes Intelligence a natural home If he'd been a Engineer, the stories would have been so different!The Marines wouldn't have missed him though. Command track isn't a service branch as such. Dominick is as bad at giving commands as he in carrying them out...

10. Approximately how many aliens fell in the fight for the ship?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade'

Answer: About a hundred.

The aliens were counting on panic from the natives in order to overawe superior numbers, but a large number of these natives were trained soldiers and when they were attacked, they did not hesitate to counter attack.

11. After an encounter with German forces, Holger was caught up in an explosion. He didn't expect to wake up again, but he did. Where was he?

From Quiz 'Three Hearts & Three Lions' by Poul Anderson

Answer: In an ancient woodland.

Recovery is slow; Holger had a head wound that would have been fatal if it had been a bit lower but it isn't his wound that's the source of his confusion.

12. After Manse's first mission into the past, he's given Unattached status. What does this mean?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'Time Patrol'

Answer: Unattached status means you operate anywhere and anywhen.

Unattached status indicates a certain willingness to think and act outside the box but when offered this rank, Manse thinks he's being cashiered.

13. Dominick's allegiance to the empire (if not necessarily to the emperor of the day) has always carried him through, but one woman could have changed that. Who was she?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's Empire

Answer: Kathryn McCormac

Unfortunately Kathryn was already married to the leader of the rebels and very much in love with him. Catherine Tate is the new companion in "Doctor Who". Alison and Carolyn are made up.

14. What did Sir Roger plan for the ship initially?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade'

Answer: To use it to win the wars in France and the Holy Land.

Sir Roger had plans to use the ship against the French and Muslims. Most of his people agreed with these plans.

15. On exploring his surroundings, what does Holger find?

From Quiz 'Three Hearts & Three Lions' by Poul Anderson

Answer: A horse, a set of 'everyday' clothes and a set of armour.

Holger rides badly and is tall even by modern standards, so he's rather startled when the clothes fit and he can handle his horse like a master.

16. Why were Scafloc's parents unaware of his abduction by the elves?

From Quiz 'The Broken Sword' by Poul Anderson

Answer: The elves left a changeling in his place.

The elves have generally had a reputation for stealing children.

17. How is Manse recruited?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'Time Patrol'

Answer: He answers an ad in the paper.

A small ad in the paper attracts his attention. Keep an eye on them - you never know what you'll find!

18. The enemies faced down by Dominic have been legion but one race in particular have caused recurrent problems for Dominic and his empire. Who are they?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's Empire

Answer: The Merseians

Merseian civilisation had been saved by a Terran based trade team. Somehow they aren't properly appreciative. Despite their huge size Wodenites are a pacific species. Cynthians are a cat-like arboreal race and get along with Terrans quite well as far as we can see. Gorzumi raided the solar system before the empire. They are no longer a problem...

19. How many of his people followed Sir Roger on board the alien vessel?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade'

Answer: Some two thousand souls.

All stations of people went aboard the ship along with their lord,from high born knights to serfs along with their cattle.

20. In whose house does Holger spend his first night in this new world?

From Quiz 'Three Hearts & Three Lions' by Poul Anderson

Answer: Mother Gerd.

Mother Gerd turns out to be a hedge witch, but on the whole she treats Holger fairly.

21. What grim tidings did Scafloc learn at the Erlking's court?

From Quiz 'The Broken Sword' by Poul Anderson

Answer: There was to be war with the trolls.

The elves had decisively beaten the trolls in earlier times but now rumours of new alliances were worrying the elves.

22. Manse's first partner lost his fiancee during the blitz. Who was this partner?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'Time Patrol'

Answer: Charles Whitcomb

Jones, Nichols and Johns are fictional. In this context anyway!

23. An alien by the name of Aycharaych is a recurring character in the Flandry stories. He has a special gift. What is it?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's Empire

Answer: Xeno-telepathy

Telepathy, if not precisely common, isn't unheard of either but xeno-telepathy allows Aycharaych to read the minds of other species. This is unique.

24. Sir Roger's people had kept an alien alive to describe the marvels of the ships but he managed an act of treachery. What did he do?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade'

Answer: He set the auto pilot to take them to his nearest colony world.

Branithar reckoned that more of his people could handle these upstarts.

25. What happened to Manse's first partner?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'Time Patrol'

Answer: He and his fiancee were allowed to go and live out their lives in Victorian London.

Charles and Mary were on record as having lived their lives in Victorian London as well as dying in 1947 and 1944 respectively. Charles's and Manse's actions told the Danellians which was true history.

26. What happened on the colony planet?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade'

Answer: The English people ran a massive bluff.

The English pretended they were a scouting mission for a counter invasion.

27. On their travels, Holder and his companions encounter a dragon. How did they defeat it?

From Quiz 'Three Hearts & Three Lions' by Poul Anderson

Answer: Holger threw half a gallon of water down its gullet.

Holger's engineering knowledge informed him what would happen if a fire breathing dragon's stomach suddenly had water added - indigestion didn't begin to describe it!

28. While hunting up in the highlands, who did Scafloc encounter over a campfire?

From Quiz 'The Broken Sword' by Poul Anderson

Answer: Tyr

Tyr was the Norse god of war. Tyr warned Scafloc of the upcoming war and gave him a personal warning over family matters. Mars is the Roman equivalent of Tyr.

29. Cynthia Denison is the wife of one of Manse's friends. Her husband was forced to become which ancient Iranian king?

From Quiz Poul Anderson's 'Time Patrol'

Answer: Cyrus

Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylonia who sacked Jerusalem. Darius is a later king of Persia. Meander is the name Manse takes while looking for Denison.

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