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Poetic Edda influenced The Hobbit
Added by Media Influence Map · 5 October 2026
The evidence
The names of Thorin's company come from the list of dwarves in Völuspá, the first poem of the Poetic Edda: Thorin, Fili, Kili, Dwalin, Balin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin and Gloin are all there, and so is Gandalf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetic_Edda
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