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sword and sorcery en · ADJ
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using pre-modern weaponry.
In the typical Sword and Sorcery novel, the setting resembles the misty landscape of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, in that larger-than-life heroes struggle against strange and nightmarish antagonists.
1972, Don Davidson, “Sword and Sorcery Fiction: An Annotated Book List”, in The English Journal, volume 61, number 1, page 44:
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sword and sorcery en · NOUN
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(idiomatic, uncountable) A genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using pre-modern weaponry.
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sword and planet · sword and sandal
Translations (8)
es fantasía épica (Translations) · fr sword and sorcery (Translations) · fr médiéval fantastique (Translations) · fr merveilleux héroïque (Translations) · fr heroic fantasy (Translations) · ja 剣と魔法 (Translations) · ko 검마 판타지 (Translations) · es fantasía heroica (Translations)