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swords and sorcery

swords and sorcery is the alternative form of sword and sorcery.

Meaning of sword and sorcery

Adjective

sword and sorcery (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) 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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Questions about swords and sorcery

What is swords and sorcery the alternative form of?
Swords and sorcery is the alternative form of sword and sorcery.

Words near swords and sorcery in the dictionary

  1. swordplays
  2. swordpoint
  3. swordpoints
  4. swordproof
  5. swords
  6. swords and sorcery
  7. swords of Damocles
  8. swords of state
  9. swords to ploughshares
  10. swords to plowshares
  11. swordslength

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