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Subject: Re: Correction
Author: Lars Larsen   (guest, 80.196.15.98)
Date: January 10, 2002 at 2:25:55 PM
Reply to: Correction by Mike C
Yes this is correct. Not only several dwarf names, all of them.
Actually, GandalfR was also a dwarf, Gandr is old norse for staff or stick ( wand )and this makes sense. I am sure that Tolkien was quite aware of this.

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