My impression was always that 'Wormtongue' was a derogatory nickname given to Grima by those who secretly despised him and were truly loyal to Rohan and Theoden. I never felt that it was his actual name.
As other comments have pointed out, the name "Wormtongue" was just a nickname that those in Edoras called Gríma son of Gálmód. The name just officially stuck once Gandalf the White strolled on in and showed Théoden that Gríma was indeed a wormtongue
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panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 87d
In my head cannon, much like how the hobbit is written as a narrator telling a tale from the future, I assume Grima earned the moniker of worm tongue.
CptHacke@piefed.social · 6 pts · 87d
My impression was always that 'Wormtongue' was a derogatory nickname given to Grima by those who secretly despised him and were truly loyal to Rohan and Theoden. I never felt that it was his actual name.
viertesauge@feddit.org · 4 pts · 87d
Gandalf has no reason to be smug about it since he was tricked and held prisoner by someone called sauronman.
RedStamp@piefed.social · 3 pts · 87d
As other comments have pointed out, the name "Wormtongue" was just a nickname that those in Edoras called Gríma son of Gálmód. The name just officially stuck once Gandalf the White strolled on in and showed Théoden that Gríma was indeed a wormtongue
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 87d
let's be clear, any society that believes nomonative determinism would be considered a bit shitty.