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> In Le Guin's Earthsea series, magic is based on knowing the "true name" of a thing This is a common thing among many fantasy fiction works, so it's hard to t
by spoiler 10y ago
> In Le Guin's Earthsea series, magic is based on knowing the "true name" of a thing
This is a common thing among many fantasy fiction works, so it's hard to tell what inspired it; might not be Eartsea.
- 100k 10y agoIt comes from ancient folklore (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_name). I mention Earthsea here because Aphyr is referencing Ursula K. Le Guin specifically.