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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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