Honestly it’s just good writing. A name indicates culture, so it makes sense that dwarfs and elves would have some commonalities among their respective culture.
For me as a reader this is good (and bad). A name tells me what it is — good, but by being this similar it’s harder to tell who they are — bad.
but by being this similar it’s harder to tell who they are — bad.
This is works fine with side characters that do not matter individually as much as the story and world that requires them
And when it was important to highlight specific characters, they had very distinguished names in context. Like even though Boromir and Faramir had similar names, no one would mix them up because those 2 are shown in completely different places within the story
Honestly it’s just good writing. A name indicates culture, so it makes sense that dwarfs and elves would have some commonalities among their respective culture.
For me as a reader this is good (and bad). A name tells me what it is — good, but by being this similar it’s harder to tell who they are — bad.
This is works fine with side characters that do not matter individually as much as the story and world that requires them
And when it was important to highlight specific characters, they had very distinguished names in context. Like even though Boromir and Faramir had similar names, no one would mix them up because those 2 are shown in completely different places within the story