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Interview #26: Compuserve Chat, Entry #26

Ben & Chris

There is a big influence (already mentioned) from wide ranging source materials. This is a great deal of fun, tracking down all of the various sources whilst reading. Is there a reason that the Arthur and other Avalon legends are referred to so much. Gawyn, Morgase, et al.?

Robert Jordan

They really aren’t referred to any more than many other legends and myths, but they’re simply more recognizable to most Americans.

Footnote

RJ was probably hinting that the Americans are generally the least ‘cultured’ and the least likely to recognize the foreign legends he drew from, Norse and Slavic mythology (very prominent), etc. The Arthur legends are probably better-known elsewhere (i.e. Britain, France).

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