Tolkien set out to do just this - create a new mythology, made up of bits and pieces of all sorts of existing myths. He succeeded extravagantly, I'd say. He and L.Ron have to go down as two of the greatest writers ever if for no other reason than the numbers of people who swear allegiance to the fake religions, histories, and stories they created. One of them on a bet; the other during a lifetime of deep scholarship and research. Who's to say who'll be more successful in the end?
The end - what's that, anyways? Just a new beginning, always. Nothing ends, just transforms into other things, somethings else to play a part on this grand stage of pretending - ACTING!
Also, too: The Geo-Thermal is kicking ass.
Also also as well: You can try and justify those giant eagles in LOTR all you want. They are literal Deux ex Machinas flying in to save the day, only when it makes little difference to do so.
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It's a nice and very appealing on what he has done. nice ambience of the magical medieval settings . and the use of fantasy swords on the story fantasy swords
Sweet. I've always wanted a Bat'Leth.!
It is inspiring to me to see how one man's work can in turn inspire countless others to Create in the same spirit, or fictional mythos.
Elves, Jedi, Klingons, it all comes from Tolkien, ultimately.
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