Annomaander_Rake t1_j16s7z6 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:06 AM

Reply to comment by TreeMcBean in How do countries that lack long, ancient histories and myths (or feel they lack it), or have lost all records of them, compensate for this loss or absence? Can these invented ancient myths become as "legitimate" as the truly old histories/myths of countries that have them? by raori921

With how impactful and influential Tolkiens work has become, I bet middle earth will end up having a greater impact on society in the long run, than the impact Shakespeare has had over the last 300 years or so. I could be wrong but I don’t think it’s a far fetched guess. Tolkiens influence will continue to expand again and again with every subsequent generation of storytellers that draws on Tolkien’s influence.