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					Originally Posted by Nerwen
					
				 Well, Tolkien's premise was that he was using Anglo Saxon (Old English) names to "translate" the Rohirric ones, so it shouldn't be that surprising. | 
	
 Well, I didn't know that back then, so it 
was surprising to me. 
 
But still, I think it's interesting to see how these Old English names can pass as Modern German names so seamlessly.