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Originally Posted by JennyHallu
Another thing interesting about this I didn't notice before. The "as a man" phrase--how far does that go? Is Tolkien implying that Beorn is a vegetarian only in man-form? Does the bear-form still need to occasionally eat meat, and the animals who serve him are saved from that by bear-Beorn doing his hunting outside his enclave?
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Actually, that came to my mind also. But even as a bear it wouldn't be necessary to him to eat meat; bears eat berries etc. as well, they're not pure meat-eaters. The other thing is, that can a bear survive with only berries and such; it's a big animal and needs lots of food. I will post reply if I find information on it.