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From: crc@clyde.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Names of Fantasy Characters
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Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 09:36:54 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul  8 09:36:54 1983
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Tolkien got many for his names from the "Elder Edda" and other Nordic & English
sources. Try reading Lin Carter's "A Look Behind The Lord Of The Rings" (1972).
/crc