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silverjackal ([personal profile] silverjackal) wrote in [personal profile] danalwyn 2011-01-22 02:12 am (UTC)

I draw the distinction that fantasy is constructed by a single individual or a few individuals out of whole cloth, whereas folklore is assembled in bits and pieces from many sources over many generations, with real events and people and things woven into it. It's not a rigorous definition, but the distinction is hardly a clear cut one, in any case.

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