History Creator / LordDunsany

* UnbuiltTrope: Dunsany seems to do this with SwordAndSorcery and perhaps other fantasy subgenres.

* SimSimSalabim: Dunsany was a lover of oriental cultures, which can be noted on how the gods of Pegāna have, among other influences, a definitely [[UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} Hindu]] feel, even in that very name. He has also a couple stories related to Hindus, most notably ''A Night at an Inn''.

* SimSimSalabim: Dunsany was a lover of oriental cultures, which can be noted on how the gods of Pegāna have, among other influences, a definitely [[UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} Hindu]] feel, even in that very name. He has also a couple stories related to Hindus, most notably ''A Night at the Inn''.

* MilkmanConspiracy: This is vaguely implied in the short story "Why the Milkman Shudders when He Perceives the Dawn". [[spoiler: We never find out what it is.]]

* SimSimSalabim: Dunsany did a lot of tourism through the British India, as his son was stationed there, and it . His gods of Pegana have a definitely [[UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} Hindu]] feel, even in that very name, and he has also a couple stories related to Hindus, most notably ''A Night at the Inn''.

** Subverted by the short story "Chu-Bu and Sheemish", the story of an idol that is suddenly beset by competition for sacrifices; he doesn't seem to need them in any way, but he is still incredibly irritated that the villagers are making offerings to Sheemish.

Dunsany saw action in the Second Boer War and UsefulNotes/WorldWarI as a member of the Coldstream Guards and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He was also an excellent chess player and developed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunsany%27s_chess Dunsany's Chess]], a [[VariantChess variant]] that pits a standard set of pieces against 32 pawns.

* GodsNeedPrayerBadly
** This varies a bit; certainly [[AC:Māna-Yood-Sushāī]] explicitly has no need for prayers.

* MilkmanConspiracy: Vaguely implied in the short story "Why the Milkman Shudders when He Perceives the Dawn". [[spoiler: We never find out what it is.]]

* NobleFugitive: "The Exiles Club", where exiled kings and descendents of kings gather [[spoiler: as waiters to yet greater exiles.]]

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->--Preface to ''The Book of Wonder''

[[OverlyLongName Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett]], [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever 18th Baron of Dunsany]] ( 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957), was an Anglo-Irish fantasy author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He first became famous for ''Literature/TheGodsOfPegana'', a collection of supershort stories about a set of fictional gods who created the Worlds. He later wrote a great deal of fantasy, including ''Literature/TheKingOfElflandsDaughter'' and many many short stories. Later in life, he wrote a variety of non-fantastic fiction, including the tales of [[TheMunchausen Jorkens]], a clubman who tells fantastic tales but always loses the one bit of evidence that would prove the tales were true, and Smethers, a little man with a little business and a most peculiar roommate.

[[OverlyLongName Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett]], [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever 18th Baron Dunsany]] ( 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957), was an Anglo-Irish fantasy author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He first became famous for ''Literature/TheGodsOfPegana'', a collection of supershort stories about a set of fictional gods who created the Worlds. He later wrote a great deal of fantasy, including ''Literature/TheKingOfElflandsDaughter'' and many many short stories. Later in life, he wrote a variety of non-fantastic fiction, including the tales of [[TheMunchausen Jorkens]], a clubman who tells fantastic tales but always loses the one bit of evidence that would prove the tales were true, and Smethers, a little man with a little business and a most peculiar roommate.

[[OverlyLongName Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett]], [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever 18th Baron Dunsany]] (1878 - 1957), was an Anglo-Irish fantasy author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He first became famous for ''Literature/TheGodsOfPegana'', a collection of supershort stories about a set of fictional gods who created the Worlds. He later wrote a great deal of fantasy, including ''Literature/TheKingOfElflandsDaughter'' and many many short stories. Later in life, he wrote a variety of non-fantastic fiction, including the tales of [[TheMunchausen Jorkens]], a clubman who tells fantastic tales but always loses the one bit of evidence that would prove the tales were true, and Smethers, a little man with a little business and a most peculiar roommate.

[[OverlyLongName Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett]], [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever 18th Baron Dunsany]], was an Anglo-Irish fantasy author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He first became famous for ''Literature/TheGodsOfPegana'', a collection of supershort stories about a set of fictional gods who created the Worlds. He later wrote a great deal of fantasy, including ''Literature/TheKingOfElflandsDaughter'' and many many short stories. Later in life, he wrote a variety of non-fantastic fiction, including the tales of [[TheMunchausen Jorkens]], a clubman who tells fantastic tales but always loses the one bit of evidence that would prove the tales were true, and Smethers, a little man with a little business and a most peculiar roommate.

'''[[OverlyLongName Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett]], [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever 18th Baron Dunsany]]''', was an Anglo-Irish fantasy author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He first became famous for ''Literature/TheGodsOfPegana'', a collection of supershort stories about a set of fictional gods who created the Worlds. He later wrote a great deal of fantasy, including ''Literature/TheKingOfElflandsDaughter'' and many many short stories. Later in life, he wrote a variety of non-fantastic fiction, including the tales of [[TheMunchausen Jorkens]], a clubman who tells fantastic tales but always loses the one bit of evidence that would prove the tales were true, and Smethers, a little man with a little business and a most peculiar roommate.

Dunsany saw action in the Second Boer War and WorldWarI as a member of the Coldstream Guards and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He was also an excellent chess player and developed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunsany%27s_chess Dunsany's Chess]], a [[VariantChess variant]] that pits a standard set of pieces against 32 pawns.

* ThunderboltIron: The prince acquires a sword of this metal in ''The King of Elfland's Daughter''

'''[[OverlyLongName Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett]], [[KnightFever 18th Baron Dunsany]]''', was an Anglo-Irish fantasy author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He first became famous for ''Literature/TheGodsOfPegana'', a collection of supershort stories about a set of fictional gods who created the Worlds. He later wrote a great deal of fantasy, including ''Literature/TheKingOfElflandsDaughter'' and many many short stories. Later in life, he wrote a variety of non-fantastic fiction, including the tales of [[TheMunchausen Jorkens]], a clubman who tells fantastic tales but always loses the one bit of evidence that would prove the tales were true, and Smethers, a little man with a little business and a most peculiar roommate.

* Dunsany's influence has extended to anime series such as ''Anime/HaibaneRenmei'', ''Anime/{{Simoun}}'', and ''Anime/SoRaNoWoTo''.

'''[[OverlyLongName Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany]]''', was an Anglo-Irish fantasy author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He first became famous for ''Literature/TheGodsOfPegana'', a collection of supershort stories about a set of fictional gods who created the Worlds. He later wrote a great deal of fantasy, including ''Literature/TheKingOfElflandsDaughter'' and many many short stories. Later in life, he wrote a variety of non-fantastic fiction, including the tales of [[TheMunchausen Jorkens]], a clubman who tells fantastic tales but always loses the one bit of evidence that would prove the tales were true, and Smethers, a little man with a little business and a most peculiar roommate.

Dunsany saw action in the Second Boer War and WorldWarI as a member of the Coldstream Guards and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He was also an excellent chess player and developed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunsany%27s_chess Dunsany's Chess]], a variant that pits a standard set of pieces against 32 pawns.

* ''TheCharwomansShadow''

'''[[OverlyLongName Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany]]''', was an Anglo-Irish fantasy author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He first became famous for ''Literature/TheGodsOfPegana'', a collection of supershort stories about a set of fictional gods who created the Worlds. He later wrote a great deal of fantasy, including ''The King of Elfland's Daughter'' and many many short stories. Later in life, he wrote a variety of non-fantastic fiction, including the tales of [[TheMunchausen Jorkens]], a clubman who tells fantastic tales but always loses the one bit of evidence that would prove the tales were true, and Smethers, a little man with a little business and a most peculiar roommate.

Dunsany's influence on later fantasy is usually overshadowed by Creator/JRRTolkien (who himself cited Dunsany as one of his inspirations), but he was very famous in his day. The dreamlike prose of his early work is particularly addictive and frequently imitated by those who read him. For that reason, UrsulaKLeGuin dubbed him "the First Terrible Fate That Befalleth Unwary Beginners in Fantasy".

* 'The Sword of Welleran'' was greatly admired by Creator/RobertEHoward, creator of ConanTheBarbarian, and may be considered one of the starting points of SwordAndSorcery fantasy. It shares this place with 'The Fortress Unvanquishable, save for Sacnoth.'
* Dunsany's influence has extended to anime series such as ''HaibaneRenmei'', ''{{Simoun}}'', and ''SoRaNoWoTo''.

* ''TheKingOfElflandsDaughter''

'''[[OverlyLongName Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany]]''', was an Anglo-Irish fantasy author active in the first half of the twentieth century. He first became famous for ''TheGodsOfPegana'', a collection of supershort stories about a set of fictional gods who created the Worlds. He later wrote a great deal of fantasy, including ''The King of Elfland's Daughter'' and many many short stories. Later in life, he wrote a variety of non-fantastic fiction, including the tales of [[TheMunchausen Jorkens]], a clubman who tells fantastic tales but always loses the one bit of evidence that would prove the tales were true, and Smethers, a little man with a little business and a most peculiar roommate.

* ''TheGodsOfPegana''

* AntiquatedLinguistics

* DreamLand
* EatTheEvidence

* NobleFugitive: "The Exiles Club"

* ThunderboltIron

->''There be islands in the Central Sea, whose waters are bounded by no shore and where no ships come--this is the faith of their people.''
->--''The Gods of Pegāna''

* Creator/HPLovecraft was a great admirer of Dunsany's early work and his Dream Cycle is clearly influenced by Pegāna and Dunsany's own DreamLand tales.

* 'The Sword of Welleran'' was greatly admired by [[RobertEHoward Robert E. Howard]], creator of ConanTheBarbarian, and may be considered one of the starting points of SwordAndSorcery fantasy. It shares this place with 'The Fortress Unvanquishable, save for Sacnoth.'

* EatTheEvidence

->There be islands in the Central Sea, whose waters are bounded by no shore and where no ships come--this is the faith of their people.