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Genuinely cannot get over how perfect Halbrand as a name is I would like to give the writer who came up with it a huge kiss.
Like, in the most common Sindarin interpretation, the name consists of the elements hall- "exalted, high" and brand "noble, admirable, fine." HOWEVER, hall- can also mean "veiled, hidden, or shadowed." Already, just at first pass, it's a great name for a Sauron in disguise, because it captures a duality and ambiguity that keeps you guessing, just like the character himself. It's also a callback to Sauron's first name, Mairon, which means "admirable."
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Tolkien often took name roots with Germanic origins for his human characters, particularly the Middle Men. In Old English, hal can mean "a secret place" or "whole, undivided" and brand can mean either "torch" or "sword"--a good combination of meanings, given that the entire Southlands arc revolves around a "lost king" uniting his country, only for it to be consumed in fire by a sword being put in a secret lock. Plus, there's the combination of "torch" and "sword" in brand that evokes smithing, especially with the more Modern English use of a "brand" being a mark that is made with heated metal.
And we're not done yet!
In Old Norse, the name element hall comes from hallr "stone, slab," and much like in Old English brandr means "sword, torch." Again, "stone sword" is a very apt name given that putting the hilt in stone is the way to open the floodgates. AND, I don't think it's any coincidence that there's another famous lost king who pulls a sword from a stone... yeah, they snuck a King Arthur reference in there!
Some linguistics nerd on the team really went, "I am going to give this dude the NAMIEST NAME THAT HAS EVER NAMED. It is going to be multilayered and work in several languages and remain just ambiguous enough that even if people [read: me] are crazy enough to look up its meanings they won't get a definitive answer." And that was so sexy of them, my hat is off to them for doing a fantastic job.
Update: I'm doing more name analyses! You can find them here: Arondir | Bronwyn | Theo
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Is anyone interested in renting my level 25 fighter pawn? I am playing on Steam. His name is A. Targaryen
He's free to a good home! Unless you're much lower level than him, which is unlikely. He's pretty low level!
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I'm ready to be a sexy Arisen again. This time, a Targaryen.
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We're getting naked Halbrand from you fan artists, right?
#lord of the rings#lotr rings of power#lotr#the rings of power#rings of power#rop#trop#sauron#Halbrand#Celebrimbor#Galadriel#arondir#elrond#tolkien#hobbit
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"Haladriel" AI art
#lotr on prime#lotr rop#lotr#lord of the rings#gil galad#galadriel#sauron#halbrand#haladriel#the rings of power spoilers#lotr rings of power#the rings of power#rings of power#rop#trop#tolkien
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Looks can be deceiving…
CHARLIE VICKERS as Halbrand/Sauron
THE RINGS OF POWER — Season 1
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Happy Halloween, Middle-earth.
#lotr on prime#lotr rop#lotr#lotr rings of power#lotr imagine#lord of the rings#the rings of power spoilers#the rings of power#rings of power#trop#rop#tolkien#halbrand#sauron
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When you're the dark lord Sauron, aka "The Abhorred", but you still love kids.
#lotr rings of power#lotr on prime#lotr imagine#lotr rop#lotr#lord of the rings#trop#rop#the rings of power spoilers#the rings of power#rings of power#Sauron#halbrand#Galadriel#Arondir#numenor#elrond#hobbit#tolkien#celebrimbor#celeborn
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Halbrand's reaction everytime Galadriel gets homicidal 🙃 Make of that what you will
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Galadriel : I lost focus and had a consensual workplace relationship
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So you're telling me they met at sea
She told him "bind yourself to me" at sea
They survived together at sea
(Why does this raft look like a crown??)
They lead an army together across the sea
He asks her to rule with him at sea
He shows an image of them ruling together in the reflection of the sea
And then you're telling me the whole damn season that the sea is always right??
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Sauron actually has turned into a vampire according to Tolkien.
And when Sauron will appear in Galadriel 's bed like Dracula did with Mina?
Let me dream, please.
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Your daily dose of Saurondriel, so you NEVER FORGET:
Sauron said to Galadriel:
. . . Then, Galadriel said to Sauron:
And Sauron was like, " . . . Wait, what?"
"BBY GIRL."
"BBY BOY."
. . . And that dialogue and those facial expressions are all SHOW CANON.
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