The ôfloodö of the title is nothing less than a river,metaphorically as well as literally dividing two lovers.And there is fantasy, too: dwarf folk, a magic sword,and an ageless warrior to mentor the hero. All told,a delightful story certain to appeal to all lovers ofclassic fantasy.
ôC.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien both acknowledged theinfluence of William Morris.öùThe Encyclopedia of Fantasy
ôNo mountains in literature are as far away as thedistant mountains of Morris.öù C.S. Lewis
ôWith his epochal novels of the 1880s, William Morrisestablished the tradition of the tale set in a completelyimaginary world of the author's own invention.öùLin Carter
