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This is a link post George Lucas ripped off Norse and Icelandic mythology to write 'Star Wars'
It's a bit of a long read, but it's astonishing to see how much he was 'inspired' by them. For example, most of the names came from a middle high German epic called Himelgengærelied, Luke, Lei, Uncle Owen, Annakin, even Ja-Ja. *spits*
 (Sonny_Jim Kirkladn has a small penis, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 2:05, Reply)
This is a normal post There
may be a hint as to the veracity of this in the URL, specifically the "if-star-wars-were-an-icelandic-saga" bit

[edit] or indeed this
tattuinardoelasaga.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/tattuinardoela-saga-if-star-wars-were-an-icelandic-saga/#comment-7

This original bit was framed quasi-seriously, as it was just a Facebook note shared with colleagues, pretending to be a scholarly article or introduction about a neglected piece of the manuscript tradition that supposedly underlies Star Wars (I had been reading a lot of Icelandic sagas and the standard editions are all preceded by introductions like this, except much longer and in Modern Icelandic). But I made up the manuscripts out of whole cloth.
 (Wong Fei-Hung - now with added flickr.com (see profile), Thu 8 Jul 2010, 2:10, Reply)
This is a normal post You know what...
I feel lots of fail and shame at the moment....
 (Sonny_Jim Kirkladn has a small penis, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 3:13, Reply)
This is a normal post But thanks for the link, as it's a great read
I hope he eventually gets to Episode IV, as I really have no interest in the story of Anakin.
 (I helped save b3ta! RedHouse over yonder, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 3:49, Reply)
This is a normal post i want jar jar
the porn years.
 (I helped save b3ta! KittyWaste lives at Sleepingplanet.com, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 5:43, Reply)
This is a normal post Yes
it is a fantastic read, no matter what.
 (Wong Fei-Hung - now with added flickr.com (see profile), Thu 8 Jul 2010, 10:04, Reply)
This is a normal post If only there were some books that the films were based on
and if only G L didn't write them
 (macroscian (1 like), Thu 8 Jul 2010, 6:35, Reply)
This is a normal post He also ripped off a series of old samuri films styles for the films
All the films are based around what C3PO and R2D2 see, this series of samuri films was based around what 2 slaves (1 short 1 tall) saw.

C3PO was the code for his local post office, I think R2D2 was a map reference to his address where he wrote the films.
 (I helped save b3ta! Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 8:43, Reply)
This is a normal post And if you write
O B 1 K NO B

It almost spells OLD KNOB
 (I helped save b3ta! zacherynuk @echo off, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 8:49, Reply)
This is a normal post I thought R2D2...
...was a film reference, roll two dialogue two or something like that?

Wasn't it Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" (based on Macbeth) and "The Hidden Fortress" that inspired him?
 (I helped save b3ta! TheAlmightyBeev, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 8:51, Reply)
This is a normal post Yep, and the Joseph Campbell book trhe Heroes Tale.
It explains and identifies the elements of the monomyth and how this works in a narrative and psychological sense. It's amazing, and Lucas clearly read it and ripped it off to create a sense of legend in the films.
 (unreliablemonkeybutler, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 9:32, Reply)
This is a normal post Nearly ...
Reel two dialogue two. An engineer asked for it in while working on American Graffitti ... "Get me R2D2".
 (aneraseroflove excuse me...i have to go to space now, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 9:54, Reply)
This is a normal post Storytelling is, by nature, a formulaic art form.
There are common motifs that exist in just about every story of the last 4000 years.
 (Vlad the Inhaler forgot his password, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 19:14, Reply)