In article ,
robert arndt wrote:

I've been told by a few people it actually is a fire demon/god from
Norse mythology...

Yes. Surte (Saron) is the ruler of Muspelheim (Mordor), but it is much
more fun to name an A-bomb after a small place that used to be full of
flaming hot furnaces used in glass production. :-/

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Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/