Jackson Crawford, Ph.D Just released this video about the sources of names used by Tolkien. 22.16 long
From the Video page on youtube...
"Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' features dwarves, plus the wizard Gandalf, named for dwarves in the poem 'Vǫluspá.' But there are different versions of that medieval text, and finding Tolkien's exact source is slightly complicated."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVSzYqHhlJ0
Dwarf Names in The Hobbit: Manuscript Sources
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Re: Dwarf Names in The Hobbit: Manuscript Sources
Interesting!
I know Thorin was originally named Gandalf, before he gave that name to the Wizard.
I know Thorin was originally named Gandalf, before he gave that name to the Wizard.
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Re: Dwarf Names in The Hobbit: Manuscript Sources
I always thought Tolkien did the names on purpose as they are pulled from norse texts, and his dwarves were heavily influenced from the norse area in the viking Era.
Being a big norse history fan found it to be one of the reasons to portray my persona as a Dwarven person.
Being a big norse history fan found it to be one of the reasons to portray my persona as a Dwarven person.