Their language in Tolkien's translation was Old Norse, sure. He does this using a naming/language parallel - the old Northmen king he named after Gothic chieftains and kings, but that doesn't make them Gothic. What their relationship was to other people in Middle Earth. To give us an idea of the Rohirrim in the bigger picture. etc.), Tolkien simply chose AS names to represent real Rohirric names in his "translation". Rohirrim are not Anglo Saxons (live in the steppe as well as hills and mountains, don't use ships or boats etc. Races and people in ME weren't any of our earthly cultures, nor were they particularly inspired by them. You're doing what many people have done before you and it's still wrong. I would suggest you guys read some of the books by Tom Shippey.
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