Did you get into fantasy via folklore, novels, role-playing games, another source, or some combination thereof? I would say my inspiration for fantasy was multi-fold, namely Dungeons and Dragons, J.R.R. Tolkien's works, and the sword-and-sorcery/fantasy movies of the 1980s (especially Conan the Barbarian, The Neverending Story, Legend, The Princess Bride, Excalibur, Clash of the Titans, Willow, and others). I became an avid reader of Medieval folklore and history, and an avid player of Medieval fantasy RPGs. My tastes have expanded beyond the Medieval, but my draw to fantasy has never changed.