Behind the Name: Message: "Correction"

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Subject:	Correction
Author:	Mike C (Authenticated as Mike C)
Date:	November 21, 2001 at 1:53:25 AM
Reply to:	Re: Sauron, Saruman, Gandalf by Mike C

Gandalf is Old Norse, though the Old English form would have been almost identical. In the Old Norse epic the Poetic Edda there is a dwarf named Gandalf, apparently Tolkien's influence for the name of his wizard. Several other character names from the Hobbit were taken from the Prose Edda.

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Sauron, Saruman, Gandalf - Sauron Nov 20 2001, 11:34:19 PM
- Re: Sauron, Saruman, Gandalf - Mike C Nov 21 2001, 1:42:05 AM
  - Correction - Mike C Nov 21 2001, 1:53:25 AM
    - Re: Correction - Lars Larsen Jan 10 2002, 2:25:55 PM
      - Re: Correction - Per-Allan Jan 16 2002, 10:43:35 AM
        
        Re: Correction - smokeymcpot Jan 23 2002, 11:31:13 AM

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