The majority of the Dwarf names, along with Gandalf’s name, were borrowed from old Norse works such as Prose Edda. In the first draft, Gandalf was actually the name given to Thorin. The wizard was named Baldorthin. William Morris, well prior to Tolkien, had used the name Gandalf in his novel “The Well At World’s End.”
The majority of the Dwarf names, along with Gandalf’s name, were borrowed from old Norse works such as Prose Edda. In the first draft, Gandalf was actually the name given to Thorin. The wizard was named Baldorthin. William Morris, well prior to Tolkien, had used the name Gandalf in his novel “The Well At World’s End.”