@matrix then folklore culture is schizophrenic as fuck, I mean elves and goblins are pretty much directly taken from celtic/nordic cultures, where you have full blown morality and shit into tales. Sure they're not "real" but they're close enough to it so that one heavily influences the other.
@matrix I can see the reality bleeding into fiction.
I can see fiction shaping culture.
I don't see that whole cycle happening on a loop measured in anything smaller than years.