"The Greatest Hero Who Ever Died" is a short story by J. Robert King, first published in the 1994 anthology Realms of Infamy, and reprinted in the 2003 anthology The Best of the Realms.
Summary[]
A mysterious stranger travels to the isolated settlement of Capel Curig and shares the story of a valiant knight whose exploits seem too grand to be entirely true. When confronted by the wizard Dorsoom, the knight reveals the truth of the matter.
Index[]
- Characters
- Annatha • Bannin • King Caen • Daedra • Dorsoom • Ferris • Fineas • Horace • Jeremy • Karn • Liesle • Mab • Sir Paramore • Parri • Petra • Ranwen
- Items
- Kneuma • silver
- Locations
- Capel Curig • Great Ice Sea • Howling Reed • Snowdonia Mountains
- Referenced only
- Sossal