The ‘Good King’ Makes a Good Fantasy
The idea is endemic to Western civilization. From the Christ-myth to King Arthur and King Richard to Aragorn the Fair… it repeats. In our myths, our fiction, our movies.....
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@JessMahler Been saying this for a while, we need fantasy centered around democracy, very few of those sadly
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"...there is evil in the land. And there is, somewhere, a good king."
"...there is evil in the land. And there is, somewhere, a good king."
This concept has both haunted me, and given me permission since I read it in this article the first time I stumbled across it.
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