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About Me Premium Member Fantasy Writer Robert P. Shyan-Norwalt50/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 2 Years
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Maqq'Kracken King's Cover.

This is the cover of my first Heroic Fantasy book, The Maqq'Kracken King's. Came out last June and I am very proud of it. I also did the cover art, for book two, Lok the Hammer. Google Robert P. Shyan-Norwalt, or Amazon, ....and am pleased with it as well. Hope you all like it too?

Robert P. Shyan-Norwalt
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Pic of my last sword

Fri Nov 6, 2009, 6:34 PM
  • Mood: Content
  • Listening to: HBO Series Rome second season.
  • Reading: Picts, Scot's and Gaels, by Foster
  • Eating: Whole grain, eemmm yuk.
  • Drinking: Grape juice and V8 Fusion.
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All thanks and respect to Mr. Heath Hysell of South Dakota. Nice working with you Heath, and I have to say this is the best barter so far I've ever been lucky enough to find. Mr. Hysell did my Business logo in leather, and my SCA heraldry for my Motorcycle and I say we are even Steven. Thanks again Heath.

Robert

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I am, a man of many hats. One of them is as a Futuristic Heroic Fantasy Writer. I can't say "in the tradition of", because I devised my own religious, economic, political, language, and moral systems, -worlds, -characters; purposely unlike any others I've known. I've two books out so far, "The Maqq'Kracken Kings, & "Lok the Hammer". If I live long enough it will end at book 12.
Search Amazon, "Robert P. Shyan-Norwalt" to find them. Or order directly from me for signed copies. $17.99 Each. & Postage to your return address.

Hammer Forge and File, Inc.
Attn: Mr. Shyan-Norwalt
11571 West US Highway 40
USA
Cambridge City Indiana
47327

I grew up in inner city Indianapolis Indiana, 1960. I have been in my youth, a US Army Air Assault Infantry Soldier for 14.5 years with four honorable discharges. Lay Minister for 16, though out of the ministry now, am currently enrolled at University to finish my Masters in Theology. Have been a full time Blacksmith, Damascus steel maker, Sword smith for 17 years. I've been involved as a Classical, Dark age, and Middle ages, Reenactor, at Faire, Society for Creative Anachronism, and active in Living History, and have been a student of history all my life.
I'm a Father of 3; Bethany (29), James (27), and Emily (25).
Alas, ...I'm too beat down to Soldier anymore. The kids are grown and gone, so now its the Gram';paw role happily played.

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Cambridge City Indiana
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: XXL
  • Interests: Historical studies, Bluegrass Banjo, Fantasy adventure writing, Draft horses
  • Favourite movie: Taken, Bourne Ultimatum/Errol Flynn Robin Hood, Conan, Man on Fire, Jabob's Ladder, Saving Priv
  • Favourite band or musician: AC/DC, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson,
  • Favourite genre of music: Camp Meeting gospel, Bluegrass, Neugrass, folk.
  • Favourite artist: Barry Windsor-Smith, Tim Conrad, Bernie Wrightson, Franzetta, Ken Kelly
  • Favourite poet or writer: Robert E. Howard, Kellerman, Bernard Cornwell, Ludlum, Poe, Lovecraft
  • Favourite photographer: Theodore Shyan
  • Favourite style of art: Fantasy, Historic military, Celtic, Pictish, Viking, Scot.
  • Operating System: iMac OS X
  • Shell of choice: 12 ga Sabot, 308 Winchester, 7.62, 45 auto.
  • Wallpaper of choice: Do they still make that?
  • Skin of choice: Jewish.
  • Favourite game: Halo, Rainbow 6,
  • Favourite gaming platform: X-Box 360
  • Favourite cartoon character: Bugs/Daffy Duck
  • Personal Quote: Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
  • Tools of the Trade: Hammer, Anvil, File, Forge, Iron.

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~Skane-Smeden 2 days 5 hours ago
as always i thank you :D

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"who are you to even think you can know the difference between good and evil?.. Are you God?"

"you who claim to be my judges, you be careful for you to one day will be jurge!"
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~BLADE-SMITH 5 days 4 hours ago
Thanks for all the favs! :)
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*XODressageQueenXO 6 days 10 hours ago
hey! thanks for the watch. :D

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:blackrose:XODressageQueenXO:blackrose:

They were the knights of old..they were the knights of honor

:heart:King Arthur and his noble knights :heart:
:iconknivesandroses:
~knivesandroses Nov 8, 2009, 6:34:04 PM
Hey to You! Your previous note made a lot of sense. Amazing how similar experiences can be... brought back memories of why I abandoned the full time knife work and all the who-hah that accompanies it. More later, Smitty
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~knivesandroses Nov 7, 2009, 5:45:36 AM
I wondered if the little hunter would catch your eye. I myself, just shudder when I see the long blade of the swords on your site....oooh! Bad enough doing short ones. I sure like the looks of the sword/helmet/horn photo. I have a friend named Chuck Hawes who is at Mt. Vernon for a knife show today. He works very directly and quickly. Not as meticulous as I. But, he makes money...better than I do. His website is down now. But, he may be found here and there. Well, looking forward to visiting with again. Smitty
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*OenghusLok47 Nov 7, 2009, 9:59:32 AM
Thanks. Unfortunately the only people who reverence sword-smiths are knife makers. I'm glad you are so open about that. Everyone else just takes it for granted. First its the attention to detail, on a historic piece, has to be just as meticulous as a dagger, bowie, or hunter. Every inch has to be just as balanced, just as straight, just as polished, etc. Its five times the work, but usually, only, maybe if your lucky, 3 times the money?

I work slow too. If I don't I make mistakes, or oversights. I have to approach each weapon with care. Like slow cookin' an egg. It might not taste any better, but the end result is what I like.

I'll look up Mr. Hawes, I hope he does well at the Show.

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"What thy hand findest to do,..do with all thy might"! -G-d.
"Its never right, to do wrong, ... even if it's to do right in the end". -Bob Jones Sr.
"Thou shalt not seeth a kid, in his mothers milk". -G-d
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~knivesandroses Nov 7, 2009, 7:47:45 PM
You betcha! Amen...and Right On Right On!...or something like that. Correct on every issue I think. Well, credit where credit is due. The work to do a truly long blade is not for the faint of heart. Otherwise the work very quickly looks like a cheap piece of crap that one might see on a pawn shop wall. I, myself am not an art knife maker. The limit of abilities go to dolling up a work knife. Hawes's website is down at the time. But, have you heard of Doug Casteel? Doug is a long time friend too. He is at the knife show in Mt. Vernon also. If you look up Casteel Knives you will get his website. There you will see some really terrific art knives. His specialty is the carving of the fittings and the blade itself in some instances. Well, stay in touch as you find it convenient and I will do the same. Smitty
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