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Old 02-23-2002, 07:10 PM   #27
Airetauriel
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Raefindel:<BR><STRONG>In the Mines of Moria, Legolas jumps over a huge break in the path, holds out his arms and yells"Gandalf". Would he not have called him "Mithrandir" ?</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>In the book he may have called him Mithrandir, though I know this scene is not in there - but in the film there is no mention of the elven name for Gandalf of Mithrandir, so to have him shout it would only confuse those that hadn't read the book. If the name of Mithrandir had been mentioned before then it might have made sense. But it is my bet that Mithrandir will never be mentioned in the trilogy of film, for simplicity alone he will be called Gandalf by all. A blow to the purists but quite understandable. <P>Airetauriel
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