“Sir Richard Francis Burton was a cross between Indiana Jones and Captain Jack Sparrow, with perhaps a little piece of the warrior-poet Aragorn from Lord of the Rings thrown in for good measure. Or maybe I should rephrase that; all these swashbuckling film heroes, including probably John Rambo, may well have been loosely based on Burton and his life” AragornSwashbucklingSwashbucklerCaptain Jack SparrowRichard Burton Book:Wrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe Source: Wrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe