<Tr> <Td> Portal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Elements of the supernatural and the fantastic were an element of literature from its beginning . The modern genre is distinguished from tales and folklore, that contain fantastic elements, by firstly the acknowledged fictitious nature of the work, and secondly the naming an author . Works in which the marvels were not necessarily believed, or only half - believed, such as the European romances of chivalry and the tales of the Arabian Nights, slowly evolved into works with such traits . Authors like George MacDonald (1824--1905) created the first explicitly fantastic works . </P>

Lord of the rings impact on fantasy genre