Fallen Hero

4 books featuring this archetype

The Fallen Hero dramatizes the consequences of excess, error, or fate. This figure preserves heroic stature while marking limits of power and virtue.

Nibelungenlied cover

Nibelungenlied

Anonymous

1200-1210 CE

Germanic

Y Gododdin cover

Y Gododdin

Aneirin

600-1200 CE

Celtic, Welsh

Posthomerica cover

Posthomerica

Quintus of Smyrna

300-400 CE

Greek

Hákonarmál cover

Hákonarmál

Eyvindr Skaldaspillir

1220-1230 CE

Germanic, Norse