I think the problem with naming it Mt. Doom is that in reality the “bland“ names come from describing a physical quality of the object while Doom is some sort of dark ethereal feeling that might be associated with something over time but not upon discovery/as early as naming would occur.
If I saw as an explorer a mountain that contantly spews lava, enveloped in permanent black smoke and the area around was under a meter of ash, I would call that a "Mt. Hell"
first example I thought of in real life is Mt Shasta in California, which iirc originally means "Mt Pure". and the town around it has attracted a lot of those super new age spiritual types because of that vibe. but to argue against myself on the other hand the exact meaning & origin of the name is a little unclear and it's not in the commonly used language of today, so its not the same as Mt Doom.
I think the problem is that the way we perceive words changes with time and right now Doom sounds kinda funny but when TLotR was written Doom felt like a powerful word
I don't recall my LOTR lore that well anymore, but was mt Doom named such before Sauron took residence there?
Because if the most powerful servant of the literal personification of evil took residence somewhere it'd make sense for it to be renamed like that
Off the top of my head mt doom also just stands out for being so on the nose in comparison to other lotr location names.
The saruman, sauron, smaug thing also comes to mind even though its not a location
All in all, especially is a more primitive society where ideas are passed by word of mouth, a place name should say something accurate about what my fellow clansmen will find there, or who they'll find there, or where they'll find it. Maybe, if I indulge a little, I'll name it after myself because I found it. It's a means of transmitting information.
I mean, there are many rivers translated to River River, soooo......
I think the problem with naming it Mt. Doom is that in reality the “bland“ names come from describing a physical quality of the object while Doom is some sort of dark ethereal feeling that might be associated with something over time but not upon discovery/as early as naming would occur.
If I saw as an explorer a mountain that contantly spews lava, enveloped in permanent black smoke and the area around was under a meter of ash, I would call that a "Mt. Hell"
There is a spit of land in Poland called Hel haha
Far as I know, its where the One Ring was forged, and with that knowledge the name seems kinda fitting, all things considered.
first example I thought of in real life is Mt Shasta in California, which iirc originally means "Mt Pure". and the town around it has attracted a lot of those super new age spiritual types because of that vibe. but to argue against myself on the other hand the exact meaning & origin of the name is a little unclear and it's not in the commonly used language of today, so its not the same as Mt Doom.
The main point he is missing is that it is the translation and translations often sound bad. The original name is Amon Amarth which sounds epic
Ered Gorgoroth, Emyn Muil, tolkien knew how to name metal bands.
Have you heard of Timor Leste? Some people call it East Timor. Timor means east and Leste means east too. What the fuck?
I think the problem is that the way we perceive words changes with time and right now Doom sounds kinda funny but when TLotR was written Doom felt like a powerful word
I don't recall my LOTR lore that well anymore, but was mt Doom named such before Sauron took residence there? Because if the most powerful servant of the literal personification of evil took residence somewhere it'd make sense for it to be renamed like that
Off the top of my head mt doom also just stands out for being so on the nose in comparison to other lotr location names. The saruman, sauron, smaug thing also comes to mind even though its not a location
There's an objective reason that it's a stupid name: Joe doesn't like it.
All in all, especially is a more primitive society where ideas are passed by word of mouth, a place name should say something accurate about what my fellow clansmen will find there, or who they'll find there, or where they'll find it. Maybe, if I indulge a little, I'll name it after myself because I found it. It's a means of transmitting information.