>Washington Irving was praised by Byron and Dickens >Tolkien

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2017-02-26 12:37:05 Post No. 9158013
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 12:37:05 Post No. 9158013 [Report]

>Washington Irving was praised by Byron and Dickens
>Tolkien changed the way people interpret Beowulf and invented his own language

What went wrong for the fantasy genre?

Anonymous 2017-02-26 12:37:41 Post No.9158016
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 12:37:41 Post No.9158016 [Report]

>>9158013
women

Anonymous 2017-02-26 12:41:16 Post No.9158030
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 12:41:16 Post No.9158030 [Report]

>>9158013
Everyone got lazy and started copying Tolkien. I also blame D&D.

Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:26:26 Post No.9158184
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:26:26 Post No.9158184 [Report]

Fantasy readers

Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:29:14 Post No.9158193
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:29:14 Post No.9158193 [Report]

>>9158030
D&D did not copy Tolkien. Tolkien wasn't really known outside rarified circles for a long time.
D&Ds inspiration came from Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, Poul Anderson

Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:30:16 Post No.9158195
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:30:16 Post No.9158195 [Report]

>>9158193
Oh and Michael Moorcock

Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:31:05 Post No.9158197
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:31:05 Post No.9158197 [Report]

>>9158193
>dwarves, elves, halflings, orcs
um

Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:34:16 Post No.9158209
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:34:16 Post No.9158209 [Report]

>>9158016
Fuck off Wolverine.

Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:35:50 Post No.9158216
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:35:50 Post No.9158216 [Report]

>>9158193
>d&d was inspired by people who influenced or were influenced by Tolkien

Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:48:13 Post No.9158252
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Anonymous 2017-02-26 01:48:13 Post No.9158252 [Report]

>>9158193
>D&D did not copy Tolkien
EWE LAD

>Washington Irving was praised by Byron and Dickens >Tolkien

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