Editing Sword & Sorcery (section)

===80s S&S vs. Classic S&S===
During the 70s and 80s, and to an extent even the 90s, [[/co/]] media generated a number of series that resemble Sword & Sorcery in many ways, but diverted from them in very clear ways. As noted above, S&S is often thought of as a [[Low Fantasy]] subgenre, with only [[human]] protagonists and magic being restricted to long-winded, esoteric rituals mostly aimed around [[Conjurer|summoning beings from other planets and dimensions]], assuming it even works at all as opposed to being largely smoke, mirrors, psychology and trickery. But these shows and series presented a new kind of S&S; one that mixed in elements of [[High Fantasy]] without fundamentally losing their S&S feel - wizards were introduced with strong magical powers, even protagonists might use magic (usually not the main protagonist, but at least one sidekick or ally was frequently a wizard or mage of some sort), and non-human protagonists were also featured.

There are arguments that "80s Sword & Sorcery" isn't actually S&S at all, but its own new genre, but nobody has yet come up with a satisfactory name for them.

Examples of 80s S&S include:
* [[Masters of the Universe]]
* Thundercats
* Galtar and the Golden Lance
* Thundarr the Barbarian
* [[Conan the Adventurer]] (a rare 90s example)