Tolkien’s origin has everything to do with it. A folk’s religion, mythology, customs, traditions, language, music etc. are all part of a whole, it’s their blood, their soul, their DNA. As a person of Germanic DNA, Tolkien felt naturally drawn to Norse mythology and used it as a baseline for his stories, much like a Japanese person would use…[Read more]

Sinner or Saint, why not both?

Thoros of Myr is a red priest in the worship of R’hllor, the Lord of Light. He was tasked by his religious order to travel to Westeros and convert King Robert Baratheon, but soon took to drinking and lapsed on his task.

He fought on the side of King Robert during the Greyjoy Rebellion, wielding a flaming sword that…[Read more]

@wolfie65
(1) Not all art needs to be super deep with loads of hidden meanings.

I’d also say that by using an existing story as the framework the entire thing became better than anything he could have invented on his own. (/me points at the latest starwars trilogy as proof of that … )

(2) Why the heck has Tolkiens’ origin have to do with it…[Read more]

@horati0nosebl0wer I thought I read Seven Samurai somewhere for Star Wars, but you may be right.

I like your style @a27cromwell !

@pagan8th I’ll point out a correction on Star Wars. It was indeed a ripoff of Kurosawa but for The Hidden Fortress. When they met in person later George Lucas made a sideways apology in person by saying he was “inspired” by the film.

I’ll say @wolfie65 that Star Wars may seem simple but the story stands on its own. Look at the source i…[Read more]

Competition is open to painters worldwide.

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