Re: LotR

From: Wulf Corbett <wulfc_at_...>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 18:48:12 +0000


On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:20:11 -0000, "markmohrfield" <markmohrfield_at_zoomtown.com> wrote:

>>This is way OT, and Glorantha is one of the few fantasy worlds that
>*doesn't* have Tolkein as a direct inspiration,<
>
>I'd say that Tolkien was an inspirition on Glorantha, it's just that
>that influence is more subtle than making it a cheap imitation.

Actually, I always thought Tolkein was an enormous influence on Glorantha, since it seems in various ways and places enormous effort has been made to make sure it IS NOT Tolkein...

I never liked Tolkein's elves...

Wulf

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