Froda

Many years ago there lived in the island of Fuhnen a noble knight, called Froda, the friend of the Skalds, who was so named because he not only offered free hospitality in his fair castle to every renowned and noble bard, but likewise strove with all his might to discover those ancient songs, and tales, and legends which, in Runic writings or elsewhere, were still to be found; he had even made some voyages to

Aslauga's Knight Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqu�� 1810

Carla - I thought Tolkien's riff of Froda to Frodo was pretty nifty!

Character names in historical fiction Carla 2006

JRR Tolkien changed the -a ending to -o for the hobbits in the Lord of the Rings for just this reason see Appendix F, so Froda became Frodo and so on.

Archive 2006-01-01 Carla 2006

JRR Tolkien changed the -a ending to -o for the hobbits in the Lord of the Rings for just this reason see Appendix F, so Froda became Frodo and so on.

Character names in historical fiction Carla 2006

Round them up and tell them in secrecy what is to become of Froda.

Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down Sherrilyn Kenyon 2005

“Toki is forcing my sister, Froda, to the auction block.”

Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down Sherrilyn Kenyon 2005

As both Beowulf and Hygelac know, — and the folk for whom the Beowulf was put together also knew, — Froda was king of the Heathobards

Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

Promised is she, gold-decked maid, to the glad son of Froda.

Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

Promised is she, gold-decked maid, to the glad son of Froda.

Beowulf 2003

A Danish warrior cuts down Froda in the fight, and takes his sword and armor, leaving them to a son.

Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003