Three Hearts and Three Lions

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Three Hearts and Three Lions is a classic 1961 fantasy novel by Poul Anderson that blends medieval legend, parallel worlds, and heroic adventure, and is noted for its influence on modern role-playing games.

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instanceOf fantasy novel
author Poul Anderson NERFINISHED
basedOn Carolingian legend NERFINISHED
containsCharacter Alianora NERFINISHED
Hugi NERFINISHED
containsCreature dragon
faerie beings
trolls
werewolf
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Ed Emshwiller NERFINISHED
featuresElement heroic adventure
medieval legend
parallel worlds
firstPublicationVenue The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction NERFINISHED
firstPublishedAs magazine serial
genre fantasy
science fantasy
hasISBN 978-0-671-65313-0
hasMotif battle between Christian and pagan powers
chivalric romance
hero from our world transported to another world
hasPageCount 192
hasSubgenre portal fantasy
hasTheme heroic quest
identity and destiny
struggle between Law and Chaos
influenced Dungeons & Dragons NERFINISHED
modern role-playing games
influencedGameElement law vs chaos alignment system in Dungeons & Dragons
paladin character class in Dungeons & Dragons
troll depiction in Dungeons & Dragons
literarySetting medieval Europe
parallel world
mainCharacter Holger Carlsen NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor influence on fantasy role-playing game design
integration of myth and legend into modern fantasy
originalLanguage English
protagonistOccupation Danish engineer
publicationYear 1961
publisher Doubleday
timePeriodOfSetting Middle Ages NERFINISHED

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Poul Anderson notableWork Three Hearts and Three Lions