Why are fantasy world accents British? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 05-03-2012, 03:49 PM

About Gimli and the Scottish accent...it's not pitch perfect by a long way, he slips into Welsh at times.

One example is in this deleted scene. When he says "last one standing wins" there's more than a touch of Welsh. Shut your eyes and it could be a gruff Anthony Hopkins.

Now, why do people associate British accents with anything that has a 'medieval' feel? Could that have something to do with the enduring influence of Shakespeare? Readers view Shakespeare as representing Ye Olde England and he is their primary touching point for non-contemporary English usage. Hmmm?

05-03-2012, 03:49 PM	#9
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	About Gimli and the Scottish accent...it's not pitch perfect by a long way, he slips into Welsh at times. One example is in this deleted scene. When he says "last one standing wins" there's more than a touch of Welsh. Shut your eyes and it could be a gruff Anthony Hopkins. Now, why do people associate British accents with anything that has a 'medieval' feel? Could that have something to do with the enduring influence of Shakespeare? Readers view Shakespeare as representing Ye Olde England and he is their primary touching point for non-contemporary English usage. Hmmm? __________________ Gordon's alive!

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