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04-18-2004, 01:02 PM

Knight of Gondor

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(later Tolkien changed it to Ælfwine and characterized him as an Englishman from the Middle Ages)

As I understand, Tolkien didn't change his name (as in, going back and making it different), but Eriol himself took on another name, Ælfwine, meaning Elf-friend.

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