• DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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    1 year ago

    Even Tolkien wasn’t original. His mythos is the polyamorous lovechild of Suomi, Germanic, Celtic, and Christian mythology.

    And everyone bases characters on people they know.

    • Draconic NEO@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Yep that’s how inspiration works, honestly it’s not really worth giving credit to the “inspiration is stealing” arguments as all of them are bad faith.