Activity for Shan-x
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| Edit | Post #19469 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Question | — |
Why are names in fantasy novels often "original"? In the vast majority of fantasy novels, the characters' names are somewhat original (Bilbo, Kvothe, Daenerys, Pug and so on). Some authors use special naming convention, like Robin Hobb who uses a quality for name (Shrewd Farseer) in the Farseer Trilogy. I see mainly two reasons: - an elf named Leg... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |