Eomer wrote:
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If ever there was a case of Tolkien saying "Right! Enough! I've had it; I'm away for my supper and I don't think I shall come back!" it is with Beorn. He'd obviously been at pains to fit the worlds of The Hobbit and the legendarium together. Imagine the stramash when he realised how difficult the Bombadil question was. By the time he'd remembered Beorn he'd grown quite exasperated and curt, hence: "Yeah, Beorn's a man. He's a giant, and he's a bear, but yeah, he's a man. Get over it."
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Does Beorn 'not fit' with the Legendarium? I don't see any obvious reason that he shouldn't. The only real contradiction that I can think of would be with the letter stating that Men could not use magic - but seeing as this was a draft that Tolkien apparently rejected, I don't think it's a real problem. Beorn is a human with some magical powers - it's no stranger than Luthien turning into a bat or Glamdring glowing when it senses Orcs.