Hlaford, supplied with 'lawks' and given the agricultural society of the Shire, may give rise to certain suspicions - Corn King type of religion? Which, viewed from the 'Primary World' persepctive, may be seen as just another 'consciouly so' hint at Christianity?
Mind that neither remark is
that obvious. It would certainly be hard to suspend disbelief if Sam exlaimed 'Jesus bless you'. How many people consciously connect 'lawks' with Christianity these days?
We sing duet, sir davem
But you are good at your own sig, and reptiles of the mind don't stand a chance, it seems.
I refer to the
manifold authorship issues:
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Originally Posted by HerenIstarion
Yes, much is altered in Tolkien's later writings. The difficulties arisen from such a situtation are usually solved by yours truly on the following ground - the whole of the legendarium is presented as collection of legends and stories by different authors. There is no need for different authors to agree on every point they recount
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I suppose it works for LoTR too.
Imagine it is not reading, but listening in rounds by the fire-side, when each story-teller continues the threadline passed on by the previous one. They all speak the same story, but in different words and styles, and adding of their own slightly. Some extra beards not accounted for in previous telling, some extra feet to the height of the enemy, but that is minor, and the flow is what counts. Keep an eye on the fire for the enchantment, and don't let the knowledge of the fact it's being electrically heated distract you
General tendency, yes. We, Augustus Bonifacius Rex, Basileus etc tend to use it in such a way
. Why not, if it is presented as such? Even if it is a trick, not 'real magic' on Tolkien's part, it works wonders.
Concluding thought: It was 'willing suspension of disbelief' was it not? The accent falls on 'willing' here.