Project Gutenberg 2016-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 68 Frankau, Gilbert 1884 1952 The Judgement of Valhalla Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Cindy Horton, Brian Coe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Judgement of Valhalla" by Gilbert Frankau is a collection of war poetry written in the early 20th century, during the time of World War I. The book explores the themes of honor, disgrace, and the moral complexities surrounding life and death in battle. Through vivid imagery and emotional intensity, Frankau delves into the psyche of soldiers, addressing both the glory of combat and the shame of cowardice. The collection presents a series of poems that hauntingly depict the brutal realities of war and the judgments that follow in the afterlife. Characters such as a deserter confront their fate in Valhalla, the hall of the slain, only to discover that cowardice is punished. Through verses like "The Song of the Red-Edged Steel" and "The Eye and the Truth," Frankau emphasizes the brutal choices faced by soldiers—between courage and shame, life and death—highlighting the struggle against the chaos of warfare. This poignant exploration leaves readers with a stark understanding of the psychological toll of battle and the elusive nature of valor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 105960 105902 2024-12-22T09:42:10.281118 2023-09-23T08:27:13.288146 text/html text/html 106797 2016-12-17T14:45:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 63353 2016-12-17T14:45:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 84542 2024-12-22T09:42:14.698104 application/epub+zip 83365 2024-12-22T09:42:11.201115 application/epub+zip 83365 2024-12-22T09:42:10.590114 application/epub+zip 127915 2024-12-22T09:42:17.089172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123915 2024-12-22T09:42:14.334103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124165 2022-09-24T12:53:10.748264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79728 79690 2024-12-22T09:42:09.681126 2023-09-23T08:27:12.585163 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 80066 2016-12-17T14:45:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 32683 2016-12-17T14:45:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19544 2024-12-22T09:42:17.235069 application/rdf+xml 11428 2024-12-22T09:42:10.692104 image/jpeg 1910 2024-12-22T09:42:10.646119 image/jpeg 64280 2024-12-22T09:42:10.292131 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia