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{{trope}}
The exploits of mighty-thewed, sword-wielding heroes and their thiefly, wizardly and/or priestly companions, as they [[In Harm's Way|spend their days]] smiting evil, fighting monsters, recovering treasures and quaffing ale.
Tends to be distinguishable from [[High Fantasy]] by its
Heavily influenced by [[
Sometimes set in a world that looks [[Medieval European Fantasy|an awful lot like medieval Europe]], although it can range all the way back to a "forgotten prehistory" such as in ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'', or even the "classical" period (ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, etc.), as found in ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' (this variant is sometimes called "[[Sword and Sandal]]" and more burly versions are called "[[Thud and Blunder]]"). May involve [[Mythopoeia]].
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Sometimes it can be found in the future, often in [[After the End]] setting; sometimes it comes close to [[Planetary Romance]]. Also often features [[Medieval Stasis]].
Also known as "Sword and Sorcery", a term coined by [[Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser|Fritz Leiber]], one of the genre’s [[Trope Codifier
Good live-action film and television heroic fantasies can be counted on the fingers of one hand (generally starting with the ''Conan the Barbarian'' movie). Dying is easy. Fantasy is hard! On the other hand, roughly half of all RPGs ever written fall under this genre, if not more. The odd tendency for [[Anime]] to use settings with an [[Medieval European Fantasy|obvious European flavor]] is noted.
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See also [[Two-Fisted Tales]], [[Pulp Magazine]].
Heroic and epic Fantasy of Chinese cultural origin is known as [[Wuxia]].
Contrast [[Sword and Sandal]]. See also [[Medieval European Fantasy]].
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{{examples}}
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* Arguably ''[[Berserk]]'' goes from [[Low Fantasy]] to
▲* [[Crimson Spell]] combines [[Heroic Fantasy]] with the [[Boys Love]].
▲* Arguably ''[[Berserk]]'' goes from [[Low Fantasy]] to [[Heroic Fantasy]] at the end of the Golden Age arc where all the demons start coming out and become the main source of conflict.
** Or it was Heroic Fantasy all along without the characters noticing. After all [[Devil in Plain Sight|Zodd the Immortal]] didn't exactly keep his existence a secret.
* ''[[Rune Soldier Louie]]'' is a comedic Heroic Fantasy spin-off of the high fantasy ''[[Record of Lodoss War]]''.
* The first ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' anime was
== [[Comic Books]] ==▼
* ''[[Aquaman
▲== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Cerebus]]'' starts out as a parody of this genre, before [[Cerebus Syndrome|it goes serious]].
▲* ''[[Aquaman]]: Sword of Atlantis'' was an attempt to make the titular character's comic this genre.
* ''[[Mouse Guard]]:'' Heroic fantasy with mice soldiers. And it's awsome!
* ''[[Red Sonja]].''
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]''
* ''[[The Beastmaster]]'' (only the movie, not the [[Science Fiction]] books it was based on.)
* ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' and ''[[Conan the Destroyer]]''
* Technically, the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy is
* ''[[Clash of the Titans]]''
* ''[[Prince of Persia: The
* ''[[Highlander]]''
* ''[[Kull The Conqueror]]''
* ''[[Red Sonja]]''
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* Alison Croggon's ''[[Books of Pellinor]]''
* Lynn Flewelling's ''[[Nightrunner]]''
* [[David Gemmell]]'s books are a prime example.
* [[Robert E.
* Patrick Rothfuss's ''[[The Kingkiller Chronicle]]'' (although the protagonist is leaning toward [[Anti-Hero]] territory and may get worse in the upcoming book 3).
* Norman Spinrad's ''[[The Iron Dream]]'' (a [[Deconstruction]])
* The [[The War Gods|Bahzell]] series by [[David Weber]].
* Michael Moorcock's ''[[The Elric Saga]]'' (another [[Deconstruction]]).
* Fritz Leiber's ''[[Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser]]''
* Karl Edward Wanger's ''Kane.''
* C.L. Moore's ''[[Jirel of Joiry]]'', the first major female character in
* Charles R. Saunders's ''[[Imaro]]''.
* ''[[The Black Company]]''
* ''[[The Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'', especially during [[Badass|Karsa Orlong]]'s storylines.
* Marion Zimmer Bradley's ''[[The Mists of Avalon]]'' is either a [[Darker and Edgier]] or [[Deconstructed Trope]] version (or possibly [[Distaff Counterpart]]) of the [[King Arthur]] story.
* The ''[[Shadowleague]]'' trilogy
* ''[[The Night Angel Trilogy]]'' by Brent Weeks.
* The ''[[Codex Alera]]'' (quasi-[[Ancient Rome]] + [[Elemental Powers]])
* [[Lord Dunsany]]'s "The Sword of Welleran" and "The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save For Sacnoth", as well as a few other short stories here and there.
* Everything by [[David Eddings]].
▲== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''
* ''[[Roar]]'' (pre-[[King Arthur|Arthurian]] British Isles)
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* Arguably ''[[Robin of Sherwood]]'' what with its use of archetypes and mysticism.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==▼
* ''[[Dungeons
▲== Tabletop Games ==
▲* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''. Though the game system is flexible enough that the enterprising DM can apply it to almost any [[Fantasy]] subgenre, as printed it tends toward [[Heroic Fantasy]].
* ''Barbarians of Lemuria'' emulates the whole Sword & Sorcery genre.
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
▲== Video Games ==
* ''[[Dragon Age]]''
* ''[[Demon's Souls]]''
* ''[[Superbrothers: Sword
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''
* ''[[Prince of Persia]]''
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* ''[[Fantasy Quest]]''
== [[Web Comics]] ==▼
▲== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Our Little Adventure]]'', if you only factor in Julie and her gang's adventures.
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
▲== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Fire and Ice (animation)|Fire and Ice]]''
* ''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]''
* ''[[Korgoth of Barbaria]]'' (Parody)
* ''[[Adventure Time]]'' Is a highly surreal and parodic take on the genre.
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