I kind of share Skip's uneasiness with the newspaper in Bilbo's hand. I mean, if there were newspapers in such a "backward" place as Hobbitton there should be yellow press in Minas Tirith! Just think of the headlines!
Or, from the printing press a typewriter is not so far away...
But:
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Originally Posted by Lalwendė
Though I have to say that maybe attaching real historical periods to different cultures in Tolkien's world is maybe not advisable in general, it being a fantasy world and all that.
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This is very true. Even if one is compelled to join certain discoveries to others as it would be "natural" to do so. And maybe just because of that.