Is it possible to add an example that covers multiple media? Because the word 'sandwich' (named after a place) is definitely going to have this effect.
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We might be able to add a "words commonly affected by this" section above the work-specific examples.
I had a dog-themed avatar before it was cool.
Regarding the Two Towers example, I may be misremembering but I'm pretty sure the Elvish command was subtitled "Release arrows". The soldiers being commanded to "Fire" were the Rohan archers, on Gamling's order.
Just to note: The Animated Return of the King example is less this Trope and more Did Not Do The Research as Tolkien did have an Etymology for The Lord Of The Rings. Granted, however, that Samwise would not invoke Eru Himself; the best he knew of was Varda, and then in her Sindarian name of Elbereth.
Edited by DonaldthePotholer Ketchum's corollary to Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced tactic is indistinguishable from blind luck.
There's a couple I'm not too sure about.
Narnia has a very strong connection to our world, and the idea Narnians know Turkish delight by that name is no stranger than the idea they know about Christmas.
Discworld reflects Roundworld in so many ways that it wouldn't be that surprising if they also had a legend about a Tezumen king who covered himself with gold, known by a ... Quirmian? Genuan? ... phrase meaning "The Golden".