# Bookmarked: what is “fantasy?”

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2025-11-27
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2025/11/27/what-is-fantasy/
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</div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Why the rings of power isn’t “fantasy”</figcaption></figure>
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<p>an epic is fantasy when it causes you to “imagine.” i wholeheartedly agree with this definition. however, just because it remains as imagination in one storyline, does not mean those arcs *shouldn’t* be imagined. by that definition, any exploration of the past, as utilized by a story prevents it from being in the genre of fantasy.  </p>
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<p>sure, there are some arcs that have obvious endings in the series. however there are still *many* more areas they leave for imagination. </p>
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<p>i also suspect i reach a diff conclusion than the author because unlike majority of the world, i enjoy “rings of power” series. i like that they are pulling back the curtain on the mayars to better explain the Silmarillion. </p>
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