By the way, I read a fascinating book once about how the entire story of The Hobbit and LOTR is actually based on words. Even the word Hobbit, for example, was an accident, but Tolkien, being the expert linguist he was, refused to believe that the word was without meaning. The end result: an entire race of faerie-like creatures who sort of embody all that is British in much the same way that Leprechauns embody Irishness. The name Baggins has several connections with the underworld, including a French term that essentially means "ring thief". And the name Gollum is tied to several words, including Goblin, Golem, and Ghoul. (And the story of the Golem itself is a tale about the power of words). And this can be tied to the term Hobgoblin; what is Gollum but a Hob who is a Goblin, and has become a Ghoul on account of the ring? And if that suddenly reminds you of the Nazgul (i.e., "Ring-ghouls"), then you might be seeing my point by now.