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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Storm Raven" data-source="post: 3226672" data-attributes="member: 307">That's why I said you can't get much more popular, not any more popular. And I'd say it is arguable whether Once and Future King or Lord of the Rings was more popular. I would be unsurprised if T.H. White's book was more widely read at the time.I think that it is a critical element to the question - what do fantasy wizards wear when they are fighting. Not even the "knights" is fantasy works wear armor when they are lounging around the house. Most characters don't wear much armor at all through most fantasy books. Look at the Fellowship: when they set out from Rivendell, between the nine of them, they have three pieces of protective equipment: Boromir's shield, Gimli's ring mail, and Frodo's hidden mithril coat. That's it. They don't acquire more armor until Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas gear up for the fight in Helm's Deep, well into The Two Towers. Should we surmise from this that elves don't wear armor?No, what is happening here is that many authors realize that people don't tromp around in armor all day, and don't wear it unless they are ready to fight someone. So, when looking at what wizards wear when fighting, look for times when they are prepared for fighting. When prepared for fighting, many wizards in pre-1970s fantasy literature strapped on armor.I'd say his power derives from more than that. He comes from a nation with an extended tradition of magic use. Prior to obtaining Stormbringer, he relies upon a collection of magical potions and so on to keep himself upright. His relationship with Arioch and Stormbringer merely frees him from his reliance on his potions.</blockquote>

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