LOTR talk:Articles to be merged

Concerning the question of different names for the same object, place, event, or character, I think it would be sensible to lay down a rule of thumb either to name a page a for the name in English or Westron and then create a redirect page with the names in other languages. Or the page could be named after the language of the culture or race involved and names in other languages would be redirected onto that page. I rather prefer the second option so I will vote that "The Battle of Azanulbizar" will be the name of the page and "the Battle of Nanduhirion" and "the Battel of Dimrill" Dale will be redirected to that site.

It also seems sensible to me to stick to the name that is used in the primary reference for that subject. Books over the movies, the books published in Tolkiens life over the books published posthumously, and the more substantial works such as the Silmarillion, and the Unfinished Tales over fragments and more obscure references.

That said I vote for "The Faithful" as a name for the article and the names "Elendili" and "Elf-friends" should be redirected to there.

In the case of Eärendil's ship it is not a case of two names but a shorter and a longer version of the same name. I think the article should be named for the full version "Vingilótë", and the shorter version "Vingilot" and the Andúnaic version "Rothinzil" should be redirected to that page. --Rawn 16:34, 22 May 2009 (UTC)