· Howard finished two stories set in 16th century France about a fierce sword woman named Dark Agnes, though they were unpublished during his life*. At the beginning of the first story, Agnes is fated to be married off against her will to an older and lecherous swine of a man. The Sword Woman has deservedly become one of Howard's most popular collections. It contains the two stories he wrote about Dark Agnes, perhaps his best realized female protagonist, and a third which was finished by Gerald W. Page, along with a couple of unpolished and unrelated pieces (one featuring one of his Turlogh characters), in order to flesh out the page count/5. Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Watkiss and featuring miscellanea, informative essays, and a fascinating introduction by acclaimed historical author Scott Oden, Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures is a must-have for every fan of Robert E. Howard, who, in a career spanning just twelve years, won a place in the pantheon of great American writers/5(89).
The Sword Woman. By Gary Romeo. Robert E. Howard fans proudly promote Agnes de Chastillon as a modern liberated fighting woman. She is as much a Howard hero as Conan the Cimmerian. When Wandering Star published The Illustrated World of Robert E. Howard in , Agnes de Chastillon, also known as Dark Agnes de La Fere, was given the full-page. Robert E. Howard wrote two full stories about Dark Agnes de la Fere, "Sword Woman" and "Blades for France", and left a third, "Mistress of Death" as incomplete drafts. The tales are set in 16 th century France, told by Agnes in first person, and they describe fictional but plausible events and intrigues of the period, borrowing real. Dark Agnes de Chastillon (also known as Agnes de Chastillon, Dark Agnes, Agnes de la Fere and The Sword Woman) is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard and the protagonist of three stories set in 16th Century France, which were not printed until long after the author's death.. The character of Agnes was beaten by her father and almost forced into an arranged marriage.
SHE FLEW TO FREEDOM ON ONE GLISTENING WING OF STEEL: HER SWORD! Here is the immortal Robert E. Howard's most savage and unforgettable tale - the epic story of Dark Agnes who escaped the bondage of medieval womanhood to fight with the legendary "Free Company" of mercenaries that ravaged the Dark Ages; whose joy in life was death; and who met the most depraved sorcerer of all Time in a fierce and tendon-severing duel of Destiny!. Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Watkiss and featuring miscellanea, informative essays, and a fascinating introduction by acclaimed historical author Scott Oden, Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures is a must-have for every fan of Robert E. Howard, who, in a career spanning just twelve years, won a place in the pantheon of great American writers. Dark Agnes de Chastillon (also known as Agnes de Chastillon, Dark Agnes, Agnes de la Fere and The Sword Woman) is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard and the protagonist of three stories set in 16th Century France, which were not printed until long after the author's death. The character of Agnes was beaten by her father and almost forced into an arranged marriage.
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