Editing Eric Brighteyes (section)

==Reception==
[[Anthony Boucher]] and [[J. Francis McComas]] praised ''Eric Brighteyes'', saying that "nothing has been written in English that matches this complete comprehension of the blend of the fury and mysticism that was that greatest of anomalies, the Viking."<ref>"Recommended Reading," ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction|F&SF]]'', September 1953, p. 100.</ref> Pamela Cleaver described ''Eric Brighteyes'' as the best of Haggard's historical novels. She stated that "there is a wonderful atmosphere with saga overtones in this doom-laden tale."<ref>Cleaver, Pamela. "Haggard, H(enry) Rider". In Henderson, Lesley, and Kirkpatrick, Daniel Lane. In ''Twentieth-century Romance and Historical Writers''. Chicago : St James Press, 1990. {{ISBN|9780912289977}} (pg. 298)</ref>

John Scarborough included ''Eric Brighteyes'' on a list of what he regarded as Haggard's best novels, along with ''[[King Solomon's Mines]]'', ''[[She: A History of Adventure|She]]'', ''[[Cleopatra (Haggard novel)|Cleopatra]]'', ''[[Nada the Lily]]'', and ''[[Red Eve]]''.<ref>Scarborough, John. "H. Rider Haggard". In [[Richard Bleiler|Bleiler, Richard]], ''Science Fiction Writers : critical studies of the major authors from the early nineteenth century to the present day''. New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. {{ISBN|9780684805931}} (pg. 323-329)</ref>

In The [[Stanley Kubrick Archive]] Oral History Project Web Video Series "Finding and Developing the Story", Kubrick's eldest daughter Katharina mentions the book as one that "he was particularly interested in". [[Anthony Frewin]] states the book was "very, very dear to him" and claims  that, "had he lived, I'm sure he would have done it" as a film.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx49KEJxUF0 The Stanley Kubrick Archive Oral History Project: Finding and Developing the Story]</ref>