sword and sorcery English

Meaning sword and sorcery meaning

What does sword and sorcery mean?

sword and sorcery adjective

— (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.

sword and sorcery noun

— (idiomatic) 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.