10 True Historical Figures Who Inspired the World's Favorite Fictional Characters
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Some fictional characters take on a life of their own to the point that they become almost real. After visiting the museum in his honor at 221B Baker Street in London, one could easily believe that Sherlock Holmes was a living, breathing, man who roamed fog bound streets, rather than the creation of Conan Doyle’s ...
  • TaleyaEnglish
    81·
    1 year ago

    …with a lot less rapey murder childkilling

    • JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Because the title leaves out the fact that Kirk’s native character was actually inspired by Horatio Hornblower, not Cook. Also, Hornblower was such a complex character that his attributes got split up in to both Kirk and Spock, evidently.

      It’s a pretty interesting read!

  • thegiddystitcher@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Living in an area that has “James Cook is from round here” as basically its only defining characteristic just got a lot cooler.