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Nenya · 10-09-2004, 04:48 PM

Isn't it so very, I dunno, tolkien to care more about the linguistic origins of his two main badguys' names than about the fact that a casual reader is bound to be a little confused by their apparent similarity...You've got to love the man.

10-09-2004, 04:48 PM	#13
Nenya Wight Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the hand of Lady Galadriel Posts: 127	Isn't it so very, I dunno, tolkien to care more about the linguistic origins of his two main badguys' names than about the fact that a casual reader is bound to be a little confused by their apparent similarity...You've got to love the man.