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Varun Srinivasan
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One thing that Elden Ring gets right is Naming Things. Fantasy names often feel fake or forced. Real world names feel right even if you're hearing one for the first time. Maybe its because of some shared proto-indo-european roots that we subconsciously grok. Crumbling Farum Azula though, hits right.
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Varun Srinivasan
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Tolkien also has a similar characteristic. Perhaps because of how much time he spent building the linguistic world behind LotR.
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Miguelgarest
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Tolkien did take a lot from Icelandic/old Norse and Finnish. All names and words sound good and kind of makes sense. Names like Gandalf and Thorin come straight up from the Prose Edda (Snorri Sturluson, recommend a read if you're into mythology)
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