I know the most flagrant example of this.
Can anybody remember a game on the NES about 12 years ago called Wizards and Warriors? You played a knight and jumped around stabbing people. Anyways, the action took place in the
Forest of Elrond and the main baddie was called something like
Malkil.
Oh, and after each level you rescued a maiden, I think they had
Arwen or
Galadriel. I obviously didn't get it when I was about 10 though.
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link, check it out!