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Originally Posted by Mithalwen
I have a hunch the dwarf names came from the Elder Edda so I will Take a stab at Ori for six because Or could be alternatively and one is sometimes I
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Indeed - OR + I = ORI. I think it was in Carpenter's biography of JRRT that I first learned that the dwarf names in The Hobbit came from the Elder Edda.
1. Informal home hesitates before example of a wise man disturbed for a rustic chap.
2. Crooked cross joins almost completed march in the Shire, to reveal a Calaquendë.
3. Approval heard (or maybe not) in an ancient character reveals a flawed hero.
HALDIR: Escort through Lothlorien? Dial human resources initially, and mingle accordingly.
5. Braille letters in a reversed morning produce an Elf-Friend’s grandmother.
ORI: Alternatively one might find him in the Elder Edda.
7. A liquid enters a leisurely pursuit. A warrior is born.