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Originally Posted by Conan46
Tolkien "borrowed" like crazy. Lifting half of his dwarf names from the Elder Edda, also including Gandalf and Frodo. "Mirkwood" is a name he got from William Morris. The Kalavela was borrowed from. Dwarves and Elves and Goblins were all from folklore. His elves were somewhat based upon Native Americans. His Hobbits were somewhat based upon Kentucky Hillbillies. All authors borrow from other authors. There is nothing original under the sun. The ingredients are already there, authors are just cooks remixing the ingredients.
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A lot of conjecture there, especially the part about elves based on Native Americans. And hobbits based on Kentucky Hillbillies ... not buying it. Sorry.