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Who or what was the primary influence shaping the genre sword and sorcery?

  • J.R.R. Tolkien

  • Robert E. Howard

  • Stan Lee

  • Ian Fleming

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Robert E. Howard was an American author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for his creation of the character Conan the Barbarian, although Howard wrote many other stories featuring a wide variety of characters in a variety of genres.
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