Warcraft, Bilbo, Conan ... where does fantasy come from?

Where did Tolkien get his inspiration from to create the Lord of the Rings universe? Does Warcraft echo our history? Fantasy has invaded our bookstores, our cinemas and our computers for decades, transporting us to magical and imaginary universes where belligerent trolls rub shoulders with the proudest of elves. In Nota Bene today, we invite you to return to the very close links between History and fantasy, to go back to the sources of its inspirations and reveal the undersides of a literary genre in its own right ... Take out your ax !
Thanks to William Blanc for his collaboration on the episode.
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Sources at the end of the description.
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The resources :
Anne Besson (dir.) Le Dictionnaire de la fantasy, Paris, Vendémiaire, 2018: www.editions-v...
Anne Besson (dir.), Fantasy et Histoire (s), Chambéry, ActuSF, 2019: www.editions-a...
William Blanc, Winter is Coming, a brief political history of fantasy, Paris, Libertalia, 2019: www.editionslib...
· William Blanc, Le Roi Arthur, a contemporary myth, Paris, Libertalia, 2016: www.editionslib...
Vincent Ferré, Tolkien Dictionary, Paris, Bragelonne, 2019 (2012): www.bragelonne...
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List extracts:
Fantastic Beasts
Lord of the Rings ; The Two Towers
Game Of Thrones
Warcraft: the Beginning
Conan the Barbarian
At the crossroads of worlds (TV series)
The thief of Baghdad (1924)
Lord of the Rings ; The king's return
Dragon ball z
The Legend of Baahubali
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit; an unexpected journey
Rogue one
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
American Gods season 2
Twilight
Planet of the Apes (1968)