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Poul Anderson (1926-2001) was an American SF and fantasy writer, who was also involved in the founding of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Apart from [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]], probably the writer most involved in [[Shown Their Work|doing the research]] when it came to fantasy. One of the sources for [[Dungeons & Dragons]].

'''Poul Anderson''' (1926-2001) was an American SF and fantasy writer, who was also involved in the founding of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Apart from [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]], probably the writer most involved in [[Shown Their Work|doing the research]] when it came to fantasy. One of the sources for [[Dungeons & Dragons]].

[[The Other Wiki]] lists [[wikipedia:Poul Anderson|recurring themes in his work]] as (among others) "[[Big Damn Heroes|larger-than-life characters]] who succeed gleefully or fail heroically," [[Rock Beats Laser|the folly of underestimating "primitive" cultures]], and "[[Grey and Gray Morality|tragic conflict...with no villains at all]]." His most famous essay is [http://www.sfwa.org/2005/01/on-thud-and-blunder/ "On Thud and Blunder,"] where he takes potshots at those who [[Did Not Do the Research]] in regards to fantasy, and is the [[Trope Namer]] for [[Thud and Blunder]].

* [[Dangerous Visions|"Eutopia"]]

* ''[[The High Crusade]]''