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This is true...however Tolkien took fantasy and perfected it. Sure it's not ALL his, but he is certainly the most original fantasy writer I have read. If you get into his other writings like the silmarilean (sp?) or the indexes to his other books it's astounding the complexity of his world...
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Again, he's not the most original in content. He was the first to create a complete fictional world that compiled a lot of fantasy into one universe, but (aside from history) a lot of the core elements are taken from folklore and/or history. (in fact, elves, orcs, dwarfs, dragons, regicide, betrayal, etc. are all from folklore and history throughout the ages)
I'm not bashing tolkien. He WAS the father of the modern fantasy genre, but not because of his originality but because of his ingenuity. The way he took fantasy and utilized it in his very VERY complete universe was what jump-started the whole fantasy novel craze.
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