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奇幻小说(Fantastic Literature)的源头最远可以追溯到古代神话。神话中所描写的众神和英雄的故事不仅作为原型被当代奇幻小说作者广泛运用,甚至小说本身就常常以某种失落的神话传说的面貌出现。具体到英国的奇幻小说,除了西方文学的共同神话传统——古希腊、罗马神话之外,古代日尔曼人的神话传说和英雄史诗是一个重要的源头。盎格鲁-萨克逊人作为古代日尔曼人的一支来到不列颠群岛,同时也带来
The source of the Fantastic Literature dates back as far as ancient mythology. The stories of the gods and heroes described in myths are not only widely used as prototypes by contemporary fantasy writers, but even the novel itself often appears in the face of some sort of lost myths and legends. Specific to the British fantasy novels, in addition to the common mythology of Western literature - the ancient Greek, Roman mythology, the ancient German myths and heroes and epics is an important source. Anglo-Saxons came to the British Isles as a part of the ancient German, but also brought