Project Gutenberg 2016-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 169 Frankau, Gilbert 1884 1952 The Judgement of Valhalla 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.) Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: History - Warfare 106078 2025-07-21T11:19:18.848378 text/html 86400 2024-10-23T01:31:41 text/html 84665 2025-07-21T11:19:22.504366 application/epub+zip 83432 2025-07-21T11:19:19.431381 application/epub+zip 83432 2025-07-21T11:19:19.121390 application/epub+zip 127939 2025-07-21T11:19:24.626343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123915 2025-07-21T11:19:22.192369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124165 2022-09-24T12:53:10.748264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79728 2025-07-21T11:19:18.281382 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59784 2024-10-23T01:31:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16762 2025-07-21T11:19:24.751342 application/rdf+xml 11428 2025-07-21T11:19:19.199384 image/jpeg 1910 2025-07-21T11:19:19.159390 image/jpeg 64305 2025-07-21T11:19:18.858367 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia