The people who built stonehenge are as culturally distant to modern Brits as they are to modern Swedes, with most of us thinking Stonehenge was built by Celts. I don't know much about the Sami but wouldn't be surprised if the same was true of them.
Some of the best ancient stories we have would be deemed cultural appropriation today - the Arthurian cycle started as a Celtic story recorded by Latin writing Christian monks. If cultures aren't allowed to cross-pollinate then how can anything new grow?
Would be interesting to see some work based on the Sami cultures.
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