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3There is a big difference between "Faramir is the character most like me" and "Faramir is a self-insert".– DJClayworthCommented Aug 7, 2023 at 13:48
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6Perhaps worth noting that Tolkien thought ‘Rashbold’ was a literal translation of ‘Tolkien’. After Tolkien’s death, it has been shown that this is almost certainly not accurate: the name doesn’t, as he thought, come from the German adjective tollkühn ‘rash, impetuous’, but from a Prussian surname Tolkīn (and various related forms), meaning ‘descendant of Tolk’, in which Tolk means ‘interpreter’. So he should have named his character John Jethro Interpreterson instead.– Janus Bahs JacquetCommented Aug 7, 2023 at 15:25
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8@JanusBahsJacquet - The actual etymology is certainly interesting, but for the purposes of identifying Tolkien's intent with the character it'll be Tolkien's proposed etymology that matters.– ibidCommented Aug 7, 2023 at 16:21
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3Tolkien had "Lúthien" inscribed on Edith's gravestone, as detailed in that heartbreaking letter. But did he specify in advance he wanted "Beren" for himself? And if so, where/when?– David RobertsCommented Aug 8, 2023 at 6:47
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2Alboin Errol in The Lost Road is also very much modeled on Tolkien, but the extent to which Tolkien thought he was getting Qenya and Gnomish transmitted to him in dreams (if at all!) is ... not really answerable. Certainly Christopher notes that his attitude towards writing was as if he were discovering history, not just making it up.– David RobertsCommented Aug 8, 2023 at 6:50
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