Eric Rucker Eddison (November 24, 1882 - August 18, 1945) was an English civil servant and author. He received the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1924 and the Order of the Bath in 1929 for public service with the Board of Trade. He is best known, however, for his early romance The Worm Ouroboros (1922) and his three volumes set in the imaginary world Zimiamvia, known as the Zimiamvian Trilogy: Mistress of Mistresses (1935), A Fish Dinner in Memison (1941), and The Mezentian Gate (1958). November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions. ... The Worm Ouroboros (1922) is a heroic high fantasy novel by Eric Rucker Eddison. ... The Zimiamvian Trilogy is the title given to a collection of three novels by the author Eric Rucker Eddison: Mistress of Mistresses, A Fish Dinner in Memison, and The Mezentian Gate. ... Mistress of Mistresses is The first novel in the Zimiamvian Trilogy by Eric Rucker Eddison. ... A Fish Dinner in Memison is the third novel in the Zimiamvian Trilogy by Eric Rucker Eddison. ... The Mezentian Gate is the third novel in the Zimiamvian Trilogy by Eric Rucker Eddison. ...

These early works of high fantasy drew strong praise from J. R. R. Tolkien (see especially Letter 199 in the collected letters), C. S. Lewis (see the Tribute to E. R. Eddison in On Stories and Other Essays on Literature), and Ursula K. Le Guin (see the essay "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie" in The Language of the Night). They are written in a meticulously recreated Jacobean prose style, seeded throughout with fragments, often acknowledged but often frankly stolen, from his favorite authors and genres: Homer and Sappho, Shakespeare and Webster, Norse Saga and French medieval lyric. They exhibit a thoroughly aristocratic sensibility; heroes and villains alike maintain an Olympian indifference to convention. The Zimiamvia books were not conceived as a trilogy but as part of a larger work left incomplete by Eddison's death. In fact, The Mezentian Gate itself is unfinished, though Eddison provided summaries of the missing chapters shortly before his death. Some additional material from this book was published for the first time in the volume Zimiamvia: a Trilogy (1992). High fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... C.S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (22 November 1888 – 25 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis was an English author and scholar, born into a Protestant family in Belfast, though mostly resident in England. ... Ursula K. Le Guin at an informal bookstore Q&A session, July 2004 Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (born October 21, 1929), is an American author. ... The Jacobean era refers to a period in English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... Ancient Greek bust of Sappho the Eresian. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... John Webster (c. ... The Norse sagas or Viking sagas (Icelandic: sögur), are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, about migration to Iceland, and of feuds between Icelandic families. ...

Eddison wrote three other books: Poems, Letters, and Memories of Philip Sidney Nairn (1916), Styrbiorn the Strong (1926) and Egil's Saga (1930). The first was his tribute to a Trinity College friend who died in his youth. The other two relate to the saga literature; the first is a retelling of a story alluded to in Eyrbyggja Saga and Heimskringla, while the second is a direct translation from the Icelandic, supplemented with extensive notes. Styrbjörn the Strong (Styrbjörn Sterki) or Styrbjörn the Swedish Champion (Styrbjörn svía kappi) was according to the Norse sagas the son of the Swedish king Olof, and the nephew of Olofs co-ruler and successor Eric the Victorious. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College(s) Christ Church Master The Lord Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street...

Bibliography

Fantasies

• The Worm Ouroboros (1922). London: Jonathan Cape
• Styrbiorn the Strong (1926). London: Jonathan Cape.

The Worm Ouroboros (1922) is a heroic high fantasy novel by Eric Rucker Eddison. ... Styrbjörn the Strong (Styrbjörn Sterki) or Styrbjörn the Swedish Champion (Styrbjörn svía kappi) was according to the Norse sagas the son of the Swedish king Olof, and the nephew of Olofs co-ruler and successor Eric the Victorious. ...

Zimiamvia Trilogy

• Mistress of Mistresses (1935). London: Faber and Faber.
• A Fish Dinner in Memison (1941). New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.
• The Mezentian Gate (1958). London: Curwen Press.

• Zimiamvia: a Trilogy (1992). New York: Dell Publishing. ISBN 0-440-50300-0.

Mistress of Mistresses is The first novel in the Zimiamvian Trilogy by Eric Rucker Eddison. ... A Fish Dinner in Memison is the third novel in the Zimiamvian Trilogy by Eric Rucker Eddison. ... The Mezentian Gate is the third novel in the Zimiamvian Trilogy by Eric Rucker Eddison. ...

Other

• Poems, Letters, and Memories of Philip Sidney Nairn (1916). London: Printed for Private Circulation.
• Egil's Saga (1930). London: Cambridge University Press.

External links

• E. R. Eddison -- An introduction to his works, with some notes on his personal philosophy, tantamount to a religion, and its relation to those works.
• [1] -- The Worm Ouroboros, downloadable for free
• The Works of E. R. Eddison -- A comprehensive site devoted to the man and his works (currently incomplete).