This story, published in Germany under the title of Gelimer is the third volume in the group of romances to which "Felicitas" and "The Captive of the Roman Eagles" belong, and, like them, deals with the long continued conflict between the Germans and the Romans. But in the present novel the scene of the struggle is transferred from the forests of Germania to the arid sands of Africa, and, in wonderfully vivid pen pictures, the author displays the marvellous magnificence surrounding the des...

Whoever has been at Friedrichshafen on beautiful Lake Constance, on a clear August day, and watched the sun setting in splendor behind the tops of the beeches of Manzell; whoever has seen the waves of the lake and the snow-capped peaks of the Alps from Sentis to the Allgau Mountains glow in the crimson light, while the notes of the Ave Maria float softly over forest, meadow, and water, will treasure the memory of the peaceful scene throughout his whole life.

Felix Dahn was a nineteenth century German Professor of Jurisprudence, as well as a historian, novelist and poet, who was greatly admired by his academic contemporaries for his grasp of the historical detail of the periods about which he wrote. He has been well served by this magisterial translation, which at last makes this astonishingly rich novel available to the modern English reader. This is a story - perhaps the story - of the clash between two great civilizations of the sixth centur...

Felicitas is centred on Juvavum-the modern day Salzburg-of AD. 476 and is an adventure set in the time of the invasion of the Danubian regions by the hostile Germanic tribes. A masteful piece of historical fiction, deftly bringing the reader into the calamitous world of 5th century Rome and its stunning collapse.

It was a sultry summer night of the year five hundred and twenty-six, A.D. Thick clouds lay low over the dark surface of the Adrea, whose shores and waters were melted together in undistinguishable gloom; only now and then a flash of distant lightning lit up the silent city of Ravenna. At unequal intervals the wind swept through the ilexes and pines on the range of hills which rise at some distance to the west of the town, and which were once crowned by a temple of Neptune. At that time al...

The SAGA OF HALFRED THE SIGSKALD is tale of the Tenth Century.A Long time ago, there was growing up in the North; a boy named Halfred. In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.At that time elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations. And many say that an elf, who had been friendly to the powerful Hamund, drew near to the cradle of the boy Halfred, and laid wild honey upon his lips, and said--"Victory shal...

Die germanische Götterwelt und ihr Sagenschatz sind so vielgestaltig und faszinierend wie kaum ein anderer Volksglaube. Die germanischen Mythen erzählen von drei Welten: Midgard, die menschliche, Utgard, die Welt der Riesen und Dämonen, und Asgard, die Welt der Götter. Mächtige Götter wie Wodan, der Gott der Unterwelt, oder Donar, der Gott des Himmels und des Donners, nehmen Einfluss auf die Geschicke des Menschen...! Den Ursprüngen von Tolkiens Meisterwerk "Herr der Ringe" auf der Spur

Whoever has been at Friedrichshafen on beautiful Lake Constance, on a clear August day, and watched the sun setting in splendor behind the tops of the beeches of Manzell; whoever has seen the waves of the lake and the snow-capped peaks of the Alps from Sentis to the Allgau Mountains glow in the crimson light, while the notes of the Ave Maria float softly over forest, meadow, and water, will treasure the memory of the peaceful scene throughout his whole life. To this region the story of lit...

It was a sultry summer night of the year five hundred and twenty-six, A.D.Thick clouds lay low over the dark surface of the Adrea, whose shores and waters were melted together in undistinguishable gloom; only now and then a flash of distant lightning lit up the silent city of Ravenna. At unequal intervals the wind swept through the ilexes and pines on the range of hills which rise at some distance to the west of the town, and which were once crowned by a temple of Neptune. At that t...

In 'Felix Dahn: Historische Romane, Erzählungen & Gedichte' entfaltet Dahn sein meisterhaftes Gespür für historische und kulturelle Kontexte. Die Sammlung bietet eine facettenreiche Erzählkunst, die auf lebendige Weise verschiedene Epochen durchdringt, wobei die Charaktere sowohl in ihrer Individualität als auch in ihrem historischen Kontext greifbar werden. Der Autor verbindet mit eloquenter Sprache fiktive Elemente und historische Begebenheiten, was dem Leser ermöglicht, in die Welt verg...

Komplettveröffentlichung aller sechs Bände in überarbeiteter FassungAttila, König der Hunnen, beherrschte Mitte des 5. Jahrhunderts weite Teile Europas, seine Herrschaft reichte vom Schwarzen Meer bis zu den Ausläufern der Alpen. Er war ein grausamer Eroberer, der keine Gnade mit seinen Feinden kannte. Unter rätselhaften Umständen starb er in seiner arrangierten Hochzeitsnacht mit der gotischen Prinzessin Ildikó.Felix Dahn webte um diese historischen Fakten einen spannenden...

Volume 1 of "A Struggle for Rome" sets the stage for the conflict and introduces the key characters and factions involved. The novel likely depicts the political intrigue, military campaigns, and cultural clashes characteristic of this tumultuous period in European history.Felix Dahn was known for his meticulous research and vivid storytelling, and "A Struggle for Rome" is considered one of his masterpieces. The novel provides readers with a compelling portrayal of the ancient world and of...