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A fictional history is a part of the book that has become so popular, endearing and timeless that people always remember it that it has seem to become real. Legendary Swiss patriot William Tell has made a great example of a fictional history. It is said in the story that he Tell lived in the 14th century and he refused to a despotic Austrian governor. For that, he Tell was ordered to shoot an apple placed on his son’s head. Many modern plays and operas are about the life of William Tell. This fictional history may include real history with fictional characters. The Lord of the Rings is another very popular story that has long fictional history. Although the fictional history in The Lord of the Rings does not bear any resemblance with real history as in William Tell, this book has become widely read and the movie watched by millions of people that the fictional history of the story is in many people’s minds. Harry Potter chronicles the life of a great wizard boy in his seven years at a wizard school. Each new book makes the previous one a history. This great selling book has been made into box-office sensation movies. The fictional history involves the history of four wizards whose names were taken into the four houses of Hogwarts the wizarding school. It also has fictional history of the evil Lord Voldemort. Merlin is perhaps the most famous known magician in fictional history. Although Merlin is from Arthurian legend, he has appeared in many fictional stories outside of England and even outside Europe. Therefore, Merlin is a part of many fictional histories all over the world. |
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