@WoodenBleachers But his sources were Norse, primarily, so by extension the argument can be made that the characters should all have Scandinavian accents.
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WoodenBleachers@lemmy.basedcount.com 8 months ago
Pretty sure because the “original” fantasy was written as a false history for England (LoTR was this). So it makes sense that the people would bear an English accent
monsterlynn@kbin.social 8 months ago
WoodenBleachers@lemmy.basedcount.com 8 months ago
That’s cool. I wouldn’t mind fantasy characters having accents (it’s fantasy after all) just providing context for why it’s predominantly English
TigrisMorte@kbin.social 8 months ago
No, only folks that never read what Tolkien said about LotR think it is a fake History for England.
WoodenBleachers@lemmy.basedcount.com 8 months ago
I read the Silmarillion, he was sad about the fact that England had no real “mythology” so he made his own
saigot@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I hope one day we can have a (respectful) mainstream fantasy world for Native America, It could be so cool.
Jilanico@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Not exactly what you’re looking for, but most characters in A Wizard of Earthsea resemble Native Americans.