fantasy lore
Fictional universe knowledge
Fantasy lore is the body of background knowledge, history, and mythology within a fictional fantasy world—the accumulated legends, rules of magic, genealogies, and world-building details that give depth to stories and games.
She spent hours reading the fantasy lore of Middle-earth.
Fans often study and debate lore with scholarly intensity, and creators expand it across novels, games, and wikis.
- spellbookVolume containing magical instructions
- elfSmall magical creature
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- goblinMalicious folklore creature
- prophecyForetelling of future events
ancient tome · bestiary · troll · enchanted forest · folklore · kingdom · lost kingdom · realm · hero · knight · quest log · worldbuilding · grimoire · mana · centaur · alchemy · sorcerer · sacred text
fantasy lorehistorical record
Preserved account of past
recorded history · nonfiction · historical facts · primary sources · archival records
fantasy lorerealistic fiction
Invented yet plausible storytelling
literary realism · hard science fiction · social realism · contemporary fiction
fantasy lorescientific knowledge
Facts established through research
empirical data · encyclopedic knowledge · scientific consensus · academic scholarship · technical documentation