David Day: Literary Burglar? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Carorëiel · 10-05-2003, 03:42 PM

I have a book by David Day titled A Hobbit Companion in which he discusses the etymological origins of character names in the LotR. It's very interesting, and I quoted it in a paper I wrote recently in undergrad (it was a very tangential point--the paper was not about Tolkien).

However, since my first reading of A Hobbit Companion, I have tried to confirm some of his claims (using the OED, mostly) and have been unable to. So I'm wondering about the accuracy. Has anyone else read this book and done any research on his claims?

10-05-2003, 03:42 PM	#1
Carorëiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tennessee Posts: 54	I have a book by David Day titled A Hobbit Companion in which he discusses the etymological origins of character names in the LotR. It's very interesting, and I quoted it in a paper I wrote recently in undergrad (it was a very tangential point--the paper was not about Tolkien). However, since my first reading of A Hobbit Companion, I have tried to confirm some of his claims (using the OED, mostly) and have been unable to. So I'm wondering about the accuracy. Has anyone else read this book and done any research on his claims? __________________ "Art is our way of keeping track of what we know and have known, secretly, from the beginning."--John Gardner