Tolkien and Norse Mythology

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

One of the things I've been noticing a lot lately is links in language - Tolkien has pulled elements of the language from Norse mythology into his own languages and naming in particular. One odd one is a link between Golfimbul and Fimbulwinter - though quite what an Orc who inspires the game of Golf has to do with the endless triple winter that presages Ragnarok I'm not sure.

Not speaking, of course, of the Dwarves' (and Gandalf's) names: Dvalin, Bombur, Fíli, Kíli, Dori, Ori, as well as Thrór, Thráin, Fundin, the Moria-victims Lóni and Náli and many others are mentioned in Völuspá (in feeling that it is needed to be fair to the names which were not used in the Hobbit and LotR, I included the names Bívor, Bávor, Lit, Vit, Víli, Dúvi and Frosti to make a company of Dwarves in my M-E RPG adventure story).

And Golfimbul is not an Orc, he's a mere goblin! But you are right about the similarity... there seems to be an inspiration... Actually, what's the name (in English) of the mountain from where Golfimbul comes, according to Hobbit? Does it not have something in common with Norse mythology? (I am just guessing, since in Czech the word is obviously replaced.)