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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bitbrain" data-source="post: 9391138" data-attributes="member: 6863864">Because in addition to my dad making sure I read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, my mother insisted I also read Beowulf, numerous versions of Arthurian folklore, the Song of Roland, and watch the classic Disney animated film Sleeping Beauty growing up.The ride of the Rohirrim, King Beowulf setting out to fight the dragon (while knowing full well he’s outmatched and is going to be killed), King Arthur’s glorious but short-lived Kingdom of Summer, Tristan and Isolde, the absolute trainwreck that is Sir Balin, Prince Phillip versus Maleficent, proud Roland blowing his horn so hard he literally bursts blood vessels but still goes on to kill dozens of enemies with mighty Durendal before finally dying… these stories (combined with original series Star Wars) were honestly the foundational fictions I read or watched as a child.</blockquote>