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v. t. e. Illustration of a scene in Robert E. Howard 's Conan the Barbarian story "Red Nails". Sword and sorcery (S&S) or heroic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present.
Robert E. Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American writer who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard was born and raised in Texas.
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Sword and Sorcery The city of Sanctuary, the Rankan Empire Generic, Runequest 3rd edition, d20 system Chaosium, FASA, Green Ronin 1981-1986, 2005-2007 Based on Thieves' World novels series. Titan: Sword and sorcery The continents of Allansia, Khul and the "Old World" Fighting Fantasy RPG, Advanced Fighting Fantasy, d20 system Puffin Books ...
Hrunting and Nægling – Beowulf 's magical swords. Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar – Legendary Persian sword. Skofnung – sword of legendary Danish king Hrólf Kraki. Thunderbolt – as wielded by various mythological deities such as Zeus. Vajra – A composite weapon made from the bones of a willing sage used by Indra.
Emperor, sorcerer, warrior. Nationality. Melnibonean. Elric of Melniboné[1] is a fictional character created by English writer Michael Moorcock and the protagonist of a series of sword and sorcery stories taking place on an alternative Earth. The proper name and title of the character are Elric VIII, 428th Emperor of Melniboné.
The Sword and Sorceress series is a series of fantasy anthologies originally edited by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, and originally published by DAW Books.As she explained in the foreword to the first volume, she created the anthology to redress the lack of strong female protagonists in the subgenre of sword and sorcery.
The Sword and the Sorcerer. The Sword and the Sorcerer is a 1982 American sword and sorcery fantasy film co-written and directed by Albert Pyun, and starring Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Richard Lynch, and Richard Moll. The plot concerns a mercenary with a three-bladed projectile sword who rediscovers his ...