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3 unusual facts about fantasy literature


Annie Jay

She writes historical and fantastic novels, in which one finds lots of details concerning the ages in which her novels take place.

Fantasy literature

J. R. R. Tolkien played a large role in the popularization and accessibility of the fantasy genre with his highly successful publications The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).

Tolkien was largely influenced by an ancient body of Anglo-Saxon myths, particularly Beowulf, as well as modern works such as The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison.


Andreas Brandhorst

Andreas Brandhorst (born in Sielhorst, Rahden, Germany on May 26, 1956 ) is a translator (English to German) and author of fantasy and science fiction.

Herman Charles Koenig

Herman Charles Koenig (November 28, 1893- July 6, 1959) was an avid collector of first editions and fantasy literature and a friend of the fantasy writer H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937), and a member of his literary circle, known as the Kalem Club (the last names of the early members started with the letters K, L or M).

Linius Pallitax

Linius Pallitax is a fictional character from The Edge Chronicles fantasy novel series by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.

Marvelous World

Marvelous World (The Marvelous World Saga) is a young adult (YA) fantasy novel series by Troy CLE and published by Simon and Schuster and Random House Listening Library Audio.

Phantastische Bibliothek Wetzlar

The Phantastische Bibliothek Wetzlar (Fantastic Library of Wetzlar) was founded in 1989 and has become one of the largest public libraries specialised in Fantasy literature worldwide, it is the largest in Europe.

The Metal Opera Part II

Much like other power metal albums, the compositions draws aesthetic and lyrical influences from early fantasy literature such as The Lord of The Rings and the Red Sonja series.

The Name of this Book is Secret

The Name of this Book is Secret is a 2007 fantasy novel for young readers by Pseudonymous Bosch.


see also

Animal transformation fantasy

Shapeshifting, a common element of fantasy literature that sometimes involves transformation into an animal

Doomsword

DoomSword is a heavy metal band from Varese, in northern Italy with strong influences from epic themes such as ancient and medieval history, fantasy literature and European mythology.

Fluberg

Øyvind Myhre, Norwegian author of science fiction and fantasy literature.

Matter of France

Modern fantasy literature has used the Matter of France far less than the Matter of Britain, although L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt set one of their Harold Shea stories (The Castle of Iron) in the world of the Matter of France, and Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions references the Matter of France.