Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!microsof!uw-beaver!cornell!ddw From: ddw@cornell.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Names of Fantasy Characters Message-ID: <4783@cornell.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Jul-83 18:53:10 EDT Article-I.D.: cornell.4783 Posted: Thu Jul 7 18:53:10 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Jul-83 17:34:35 EDT Lines: 17 From: ddw (David Wright) To: net-sf-lovers Greg Skinner should note that the similarity between names in Tolkein and in that odious hack work "The Sword of Shannara" is probably not accidental. Let's face it: TSoS is a bare-faced ripoff of Tolkein and so stealing a few names is all of a piece with the rest. As for the similarity between Berek Halfhand and Beren One-Hand, well, let's be charitable. The Thomas Covenant stuff is pretty far from Tolkein and I think we can forgive Donaldson an occasional sin. David Wright {vax135|decvax|ihnss}!cornell!ddw ddw.cornell@udel-relay ddw@cornell