sword and sorcery
sword and sorcery adjective: 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.
Adjective
sword and sorcery (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
Noun
sword and sorcery (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.
sword and sorcery meaning in Bengali
sword and sorcery in Bengali
- গল্প, উপন্যাস, টেলিভিশন অনুষ্ঠান
Forms of sword and sorcery
| alternative form | sword-and-sorcery |
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| alternative form | swords and sorcery |
Questions about sword and sorcery
- What does sword and sorcery mean?
- Sword and sorcery means 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.
- What is sword and sorcery in Bengali?
- Sword and sorcery in Bengali is গল্প, উপন্যাস, টেলিভিশন অনুষ্ঠান. See Sword and sorcery meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is sword and sorcery?
- Sword and sorcery can be an adjective or a noun.
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