tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post806736311947881381..comments2024-03-19T14:50:46.819-07:00Comments on The Realm of Zhu: An Oldhammer Reader: The History of the RunestaffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-10659399068454959172017-06-26T08:55:08.819-07:002017-06-26T08:55:08.819-07:00Cheers! I think a fair few of the more heavily arm...Cheers! I think a fair few of the more heavily armoured Beastmen of Khorne, if painted up as masks rather than beast heads might work well. Also modern Space Wolf helmets.<br /><br />I've also taken the plunge and am going to read the second Hawkmoon trilogy <i>Count Brass</i> which should arrive any day soon.Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-73170789651603590292017-06-24T10:56:28.556-07:002017-06-24T10:56:28.556-07:00Another great post - this has made me want ot read...Another great post - this has made me want ot read Hawkmoon again and about my (never going to happen) plan to put a Gran Bretan themed Oldhammer Chaos Warband together from some of the 80s Chaos Warrior/Marauder range that use lots of beastial helms and animal skins :)StuntCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240581865528747965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-51518564044343925082017-01-28T06:07:09.880-08:002017-01-28T06:07:09.880-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346471291668149440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-53355124955028615342017-01-23T08:51:33.595-08:002017-01-23T08:51:33.595-08:00Glad you liked it. Makes me wonder what Moorcockia...Glad you liked it. Makes me wonder what Moorcockian aspects you wish Warhammer had retained.<br /><br />I read most of the Elric and some of the Corum in my teens, but rather missed out on Hawkmoon. <br /><br />I agree the animal masks are very characterful and unique. <br /><br />Cheers!Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-38867451791966529192017-01-20T13:39:05.888-08:002017-01-20T13:39:05.888-08:00I always feel Teutonic and earthy, so perhaps Hawk...I always feel Teutonic and earthy, so perhaps Hawkmoon will be my thing!DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-76357737595567458812017-01-20T10:43:50.378-08:002017-01-20T10:43:50.378-08:00I read the whole Eternal Champion series when I wa...I read the whole Eternal Champion series when I was a teen, along with David Eddings' Belgariad, they were my intro in fantasy literature. <br />I agree with you (Now that I am a more seasoned reader, I guess) that the Hawkmoon trilogy was not Moorcock's strongest work, but the images within of the different warrior groups with their animal masks and associated animalistic behavioural Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-92188652318667954872017-01-20T02:58:14.852-08:002017-01-20T02:58:14.852-08:00Glad it's not just me. Many of the Conan-lovin...Glad it's not just me. Many of the Conan-loving OSR people seem to enjoy Hawkmoon, but I think they prefer their more conservative heroes in general. After the <i>History of the Runesword</i> I'd completely sworn off reading <i>Count Brass</i>, but now some time has past and I've published my notes, I'm thinking it might be worthwhile.<br /><br />I'd not considered the Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-38279680553912725562017-01-20T02:42:34.228-08:002017-01-20T02:42:34.228-08:00You're the man for the job!You're the man for the job!Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-2595992925510274842017-01-20T02:40:04.951-08:002017-01-20T02:40:04.951-08:00I know, a whole decade after Jim had produced his ...I know, a whole decade after Jim had produced his Hawkmoon comic as well, GW were still ploughing the same furrow, almost retro. Then again the reality-bubbles of Age of Sigmar have a direct correspondence with Hawkmoons extra-planar transportation of Castle Brass and Corums psychedelic multiverse. Hmm. The Hauntology of Moorcocks Multiverse in the Warhammer Imaginary.<br /><br />Too much Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-10860191995984282842017-01-20T02:25:53.358-08:002017-01-20T02:25:53.358-08:00Ah. You should read some Moorcock, not just for th...Ah. You should read some Moorcock, not just for the oldhammerisms, but I think you' like the Eternal Champion concept, the Swords and Sorcery vibe, and there are some subtle . Corum if you're feeling a bit Celtic and other-planar, Elric if you're feeling a bit Goth and High Elven, and Hawkmoon if you're feeling a bit Teutonic and earthy.Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-9533172166847819062017-01-19T11:50:34.010-08:002017-01-19T11:50:34.010-08:00A fascinating post. Like you, I never found Hawkmo...A fascinating post. Like you, I never found Hawkmoon as compelling as Elric or Corum, and indeed found the books such a slog that I never got through the first one. Maybe now is the time to give it another go.<br /><br />Anyway, I thought your meditation on the influence of the Runestaff on Warhammer was fascinating, especially the basic idea of using real world Europe as the unambiguous templatematthewjksullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126108200355039621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-82472168762973254802017-01-18T11:52:26.980-08:002017-01-18T11:52:26.980-08:00I knew I wasn't out of hand equipping my marau...I knew I wasn't out of hand equipping my marauder knights with Rough Rider Hunting Lances. ;) LOL I might need to add some Flame lances to my force!airbornegrove26https://www.blogger.com/profile/16167504949340980657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-9805385977699248172017-01-18T11:08:14.626-08:002017-01-18T11:08:14.626-08:00You're quite right; that bridges of Londra pie...You're quite right; that bridges of Londra piece could have come from a GW book circa 1988.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-74614179298575537362017-01-18T10:44:54.249-08:002017-01-18T10:44:54.249-08:00I've not read this book (nor any of his other ...I've not read this book (nor any of his other works!), but I think Moorcock must have had a vision of the future when he conceived the story; the way things are going right now, I can totally imagine the Dark Empire replacing the European Union by the end of the 21st Century. Including mandatory animal masks.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.com