What it also reminded me of was Tolkien's regrets about everything that was lost in Anglo-Saxon culture after the Norman invasion.
Yes, indeed. Which was exactly the thing that inspired me to write my 1,500+ pages monstrosity of an original fic back in the early 1980es. Using motives of folk tales, the few historical fact that are still known and stuff. I actually was arrogant enough to believe that when Tolkien managed it for England, I could do the same for my people. *shakes head*
We should remain quiet about the actual results here...
But Tolkien gave up his original intention, too, didn't he? ("My crest has long since fallen.") And look what came out of the attempt!
Once upon a time I contemplated composing a "Mythology for the Low Countries". In these parts, most of the texts written prior to 1200 perished by moisture and mould. (All the Germanic languages have an old, a middle and a modern stage - except ours: there's no such thing as Old Dutch). But I soon realised the task was way beyond me, so I gave up before I even started.
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Yes, indeed. Which was exactly the thing that inspired me to write my 1,500+ pages monstrosity of an original fic back in the early 1980es. Using motives of folk tales, the few historical fact that are still known and stuff. I actually was arrogant enough to believe that when Tolkien managed it for England, I could do the same for my people. *shakes head*
We should remain quiet about the actual results here...
But Tolkien gave up his original intention, too, didn't he? ("My crest has long since fallen.") And look what came out of the attempt!
Once upon a time I contemplated composing a "Mythology for the Low Countries". In these parts, most of the texts written prior to 1200 perished by moisture and mould. (All the Germanic languages have an old, a middle and a modern stage - except ours: there's no such thing as Old Dutch).
But I soon realised the task was way beyond me, so I gave up before I even started.