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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Gandalf is the name of a dwarf in the Norse Poetic Edda (from which Tolkien borrowed a bunch of names, mostly dwarves). He supposed – probably accurately – that it meant "wand-elf", but he originally gave the name to Thorin.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Oh nice! That's interesting to know!

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