• glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    93·
    1 month ago

    it’s a generally accepted assumption in many post-Tolkien fantasy works.

      • Zwiebel@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        In the USA probably because it’s their drinking age

          • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            1 month ago

            before the Internet killed my attention span, I used to read a lot of science fiction and fantasy novels by a variety of authors. Since then, I’ve watched a lot of anime and read a lot of amateur writing. I don’t have specific sources to cite, but the trope is common enough and recurring enough that I stand by my claim of “generally accepted”.