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(...) FWIW, the American Heritage Dictionary says the root for ogre is from the Latin orcus, god of the underworld...huh. Now I gotta dig up the resource where I got my idea, I vaguely remember this being mentioned. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh alright. I agree: written for "young people" or not, the Prydain books are amongst the elite of fantasy fiction. Certainly the best written, for me. I read them as an adult, simultaneously with Eddison's first series. I broke with a long (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) One thing in Donaldson's favor is that he isn't afraid to make his protagonists wholly unlikeable characters, as opposed to nice guys who do things as nice guys and end up as nice guys when the story is over. It's the age-old redemption-story, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That would seem logical, especially since Tolkien was a Beowulf scholar, but the attributions I have read specifically say it derives from ogre (or was it ogre actually derives from orc - dang, I don't remember). Bruce (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think that I've agreed with you about Prydain here in the past, but I just can't let an opportunity pass unanswered. Alexander's Prydain books are just about the best fantasy fiction that I've ever read. I read it all as a kid and I happen (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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