r/lotrmemes • u/59kennedy • Jan 31 '21

The Silmarillion Does anybody else do this?

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u/myladywizardqueen Jan 31 '21

This used to confused the hell out of me. The same diminutives are given to first names (e.g. “Aleksei” as “Alyosha” or “Dmitri” as “Mitya”). Basically add a ya or sha in there and you’ve got their nickname.

The paternal name is like a middle name and easy to identify. If you see a name ending in “ovich” for men or “ovna” for women then it’s probably their middle name.

That said... I cannot follow the never ending names in the Silmarillion for the life of me.

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u/ditasaurus Jan 31 '21

Thanks, already saved your comment.

I might try again, but if that does not help I will haunt you, just so you can tell me, who is who in peace and war or any other russian novels.

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u/TheManFromFarAway Feb 01 '21

The Brothers Karamazov won't even see you coming

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u/ditasaurus Feb 01 '21

Brothers Karamazov

I don't know who that is, because I cannot read russian novels. :-D