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Fantasy trope

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The forces of evil are often personified in a "Dark Lord". Besides possessing vast magical abilities, a Dark Lord often controls great armies and can be portrayed as possessing devil-like qualities. A Dark Lord is usually depicted as the ultimate personification of evil.
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The full width of the medieval era is seldom drawn upon. Governments, for instance, tend to be feudalistic, corrupt empires despite the greater variety of the actual Middle Ages. Settings also tend to be medieval in economy, with many fantasy worlds disproportionately
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video game franchise are classic Dark Lords in the vein of Sauron. The Dark Lord is usually seen as unmarried, though there has been the occasion when one has attempted to claim a bride.
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manner with no examination of their effects on society, only to create more spectacular effects than science fiction alone can provide. An example of this is the use of
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often draw their history from medieval or pre-Christian roots. Characteristics of the hero and heroine also frequently draw on these sources as well.
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In fantasy, magic often has an overwhelming presence, although its precise nature is delineated in the book in which it appears. It can appear in a
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A common trope is that magical ability is innate and rare. As such, magic-wielding people are common figures in fantasy. Another feature is the
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manner, making the tropes over for various reasons such as for comic effect, and to create something fresh (a method that often generates new
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This trope is also very important in the setting of many of these fantasies. Writers from the beginnings of the fantasy genre, such as
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further spread the label. Many fantasy and science fiction settings now use the terms race and species interchangeably, such as the
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is a theme in the many popular forms of fantasy; normally, evil characters invade and disrupt the good characters' lands.
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Quests, an immemorial trope in literature, are common in fantasy. They can be anything from a quest to locate the
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stories often make use of scientifically implausible powers similar to magic, such as
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In role-playing games, "race" typically refers to any sapient species usable as a
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use the term "metahuman," and define these humanoid races as subdivisions of
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are amongst the most common forms of magic because they are an often used
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clearly derived from medieval sources; though often filtered through
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fantasy works operate using these tropes, while others use them in a
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Mann, George (2012). "The History and Origins of Science Fiction".
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Many fantasy creatures are inspired by European folklore and the
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are among the most popular creatures. Other monsters, such as
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including Germanic, Finnish, Greek, Celtic and Slavic myths.
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Heroic characters are a mainstay of fantasy, particularly
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necessary to save the world, to an internal quest of
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Type of literary tropes that occur in fantasy fiction
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Many fantasy stories and worlds refer to their main
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Later games such as 953:video game is also literally called Dark Lord. 1031:), or as a hidden element in real life (as in 3357: 2372:The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1939: 517: 8: 1868:The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games 1771: 1657:The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 1350:called the primary non-human player races ( 606:delved into the nature of good and evil in 3939: 3666: 3385: 3364: 3350: 3342: 2610: 2531: 2209: 1946: 1932: 1924: 1791:(1st ed.). : Tom Doherty Associates. 680: 524: 510: 56: 53:. Magic swords are a common fantasy trope. 1850:. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 1541: 1787:Anderson, Poul; Miesel, Sandra (1981). 1432: 453: 422: 219: 147: 66: 59: 1759: 2300:Internet Speculative Fiction Database 1747: 1650: 1648: 1639: 1627: 1615: 1603: 1565: 1553: 1529: 1517: 1505: 1493: 1481: 1439: 7: 1659:. London: Constable & Robinson. 1690:Riveting Reads plus Fantasy Fiction 1200:have also taken up this tradition. 1188:set the type even more clearly for 574:) for example, was inspired from a 3261:LGBT themes in speculative fiction 2587:Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien 1729:from the original on 8 August 2014 1581:. The World of Magnamund Webring. 1453:"Top 10 Epic / High fantasy books" 1085:works, these powers are used in a 25: 1274:Percy Jackson & the Olympians 1235:A less common inspiration is the 544:(recurring theme) that occurs in 47:illustration of Richard Wagner's 4244: 4243: 4231: 3326: 3325: 3315: 1911: 1585:from the original on 5 June 2009 1463:from the original on 19 May 2014 1308:creatures as races, rather than 657:. 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Index

Fantasy tropes and conventions

Sigmund
Nothung
Arthur Rackham
Die WalkĂĽre
Fantasy
Anime
Art
Artists
Authors
Comics
Films
Podcasts
Literature
Magazines
Manga
Publishers
Light novels
Television
Webcomics
Creatures
History
Early history
Magic
Magic item
Magic system
Magician
Mythopoeia‎
Tropes

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