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Subject: The name space of fantasy fiction ...
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Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 10:59:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul  8 10:59:00 1983
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From:  David H. Kaufman 


Actually, not.  Most of the names from Tolkien are taken from old
Norse mythology (there's a wonderful segment from, I think, the Elder
Edda which is listing the people attending a feast, including such
names as Gandalf, Thorin, Durin and others.).  I can track down the
references if anybody really cares.

	David Kaufman