Man behind the Mythology

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Eala Earendel engla beorhtast
ofer middengeard monnum sended.

It's not what you know, but whether you know where to find the information, right?! I have a well-stocked bookshelf right next to my computer. And part of it is the chance of being online at the right moment - if chance it be...

Now, to find a new question - a more difficult task at times! I'll edit it into this post shortly.

--> We've probably all cringed at Tolkien's first choice of a name for Frodo - Bingo! He had a reason for using it though, one that was not an isolated case in his stories. Where did that name originate?