Myth & Archetype

Fire, Steel, Blood & Fate: The Symbols of Sword & Sorcery

Fantasy is often remembered for worlds. Sword & sorcery is remembered for symbols. Long after the names of kingdoms have […]

Among the many archetypes that have come to dominate modern fantasy, few are as recognizable as the “Chosen One.” From

There is a persistent misunderstanding surrounding Sword & Sorcery fantasy — especially among those who encounter the genre only through

For a long time, pulp adventure fiction was treated like a relic. Too rough. Too strange. Too violent. Too simple.

There is a strange contradiction at the heart of sword & sorcery. It is a genre filled with blades, blood,

This is where fantasy in heavy metal intersects most powerfully with sword and sorcery… Before fantasy returned to the mainstream