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Dave Morris's avatar

I haven't seen Rings of Power, but I gather there's some contention over its use of ethnic variety. (I won't say "diversity" because I imagine all the characters are essentially modern Californians.) Do they make the characters' names consistent with their ethnicity? Eg the equivalent of Galadriel ("light"+"crown") would be Atapakirita in pseudo-Sanskrit. Or do they stick to Tolkien's Old English roots?

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Diane's avatar

Oh yes names! I had one lad at my writing group who'd self-published but the names of his characters just didn't work. We all tried to encourage him to change them but his response was not to return to the group!! Well done for listening and being willing to change things. And also think you're amazing for editing. I've got 3 short pieces that don't quite work but I keep hiding them on my desk so I can pretend not to edit. Problems is I have to share them with my group next week so .....

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