There's something else I might add to that hypothetical paper of mine, that demonstrates something of how Tolkien thought of Tennyson.
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Originally Posted by The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son
It is the heroism of obedience and love not of pride or wilfulness that is the most heroic and the most moving; from Wiglaf under his kinsman's shield, to Beorhtwold at Maldon, down to Balaclava, even if it is enshrined in verse no better than The Charge of the Light Brigade.
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I read this some years ago and quite forgot about this detail, so I must thank
Squatter for recently reminding me of it.