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Re:Ask HN: Free fantasy world (e.g. not LotR) by dubfan on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @08:25PM (#5216989)
How about western/northern European mythology (Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, etc.)? The worlds you name take a huge amount of influence from these.
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Re:Ask HN: Free fantasy world (e.g. not LotR) by staunch on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @09:14PM (#5217225)
Yup and history in general works well. Authentic history and embellished history tends to be a very exciting "fantasy" world.

Heck, look at the Total War games:

Shogun: Total War

Medieval: Total War

Rome: Total War

Medieval II: Total War

Empire: Total War

Napoleon: Total War

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Re:Ask HN: Free fantasy world (e.g. not LotR) by agilord on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @10:42PM (#5217555)
That is great, and I am personally a great fan of Celts.

However, what's up with the elves, trolls, orcs...? These are well-understood races, are they free to use?

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Re:Ask HN: Free fantasy world (e.g. not LotR) by J_Darnley on Thursday February 14, 2013 @08:34AM (#5219343)
I agree. Age of Mythology, for instance, is a great game which combines Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology as three separate groups and stages into one story.
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