I definitely agree with you that there are several different types of violence in fantasy, and I think it can have a variety of purposes depending on how it is written. One book series that comes to mind is the Poppy War series, which I think does a really good job of illustrating the horrors of war and some of the horrors that have occurred in our world history. Other times, when not written in a brutal/grim dark fashion, violence can look or feel cool, especially when it's in a clear good vs. bad situation, like the heroic way characters in the Lord of the Rings fight orcs.
I definitely agree with you that there are several different types of violence in fantasy, and I think it can have a variety of purposes depending on how it is written. One book series that comes to mind is the Poppy War series, which I think does a really good job of illustrating the horrors of war and some of the horrors that have occurred in our world history. Other times, when not written in a brutal/grim dark fashion, violence can look or feel cool, especially when it's in a clear good vs. bad situation, like the heroic way characters in the Lord of the Rings fight orcs.
Agree. Very true. It depends.