Do you think narnia was a lord of the rings ripoff? i just wondered because i've seen people claim it is, but also seen people say Lewis and Tolkien just drew from the same sources? If you don't know or have no opinion you can ignore me i only thought i would ask you because you talked about narnia in a meme the other day and i think you seem smarter than usual people,,,xxx
fsldgjskldg ANON, you’re so sweet, fuck those usual people with their informed opinions, I’m totally wading in !
No, uh—as far as I know Lewis and Tolkien drew from similar sources but also were really close friends? They actively shared writing and commented on each other’s drafts throughout the (long, long) process of development; it would be hard for me to say that Narnia “ripped off” LOTR just because I suspect Tolkien was happy/honored to have inspired some elements of Narnia, and also I think it was always a two-way street.