A new timeline! Inspired by the dual timelines of the HBO TV-series True Detective, I’ve been developing the new timeline, an interesting one – being the present. This means the […]
Checkin Nov 2019
Myths Of Creation
“Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now. Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani […]
Creation According To The Babylonians
Leonard William Kings (1902) was the authoritative work on the Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth. The etext linked to at the end of this blog includes the complete introduction, and […]
Autochthon
According to Plato, Autochthon was one of the ten kings of Atlantis. The word autochthon (n.) means “one sprung from the soil he inhabits” (plural autochthones), from Greek autokhthon “aborigines, natives,” […]
The Ynglingar
Extract from forthcoming book: Vol 2 of Viking Legends and Norse Mythology: The Ynglingar In any mythology, even fictitious ones as we know from Tolkien, there is always an origin, […]
A New Beginning
I’ve been doing a lot of re-thinking recently. I’ve decided to start the long, slow road to writing a screenplay for The Elements, based on developing a pitch for the […]
Grottasongr
Origins of the Maelstrom Extract from the forthcoming Vol. 2 in the Viking and Norse series: Grottasongr is what can be called a true Scandinavian fairy tale, in essence a […]
Heorot — Tolkien’s Meduseld, Hall Of Kings
Overlooking a shallow meandering valley, raised on a hill facing South are the remains of perhaps, two of the most important constructions for our collection understanding of the Hero Age […]
Viking and Norse Vol 2
Volume 2 The next volume in the Viking and Norse series is nearing end of first draft. Writing non-fiction is wonderful, but it takes a lot more time to get […]
Review of Fear of Broken Glass
Originally posted by author David Higgins 5TH MAY 2017 ~ DAVE HIGGINS ‘Dave Higgins writes speculative fiction, often with a dark edge. Despite forays into the mundane worlds of law and IT, he […]