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Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark
Well, now that's tough to say. Many Fantasy Novels have archetypes and while you could say Tolkien had them, I think it'd be hard to say he invented them.
The hero who is stronger than he realises.
The exiled king.
The wizard.
Many fantasy novels use these.
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That in itself doesn't make something a Tolkien rip-off, by any means. Still, I've read too many authors that do quite blatantly copy
Lord of the Rings, without adding much of their own.
However, Tolkien isn't the only influence even on hack fantasy. If you think about the elements you
expect to find in a typical Epic Of Epic Epicness cliche-fest, quite a lot come from other sources.