[The Saucepan Man]

I noticed it too last time I was reading t H. to my girls.

Funny how you notice these things when your reading to your children. That's when I spotted it too, lindil. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Thanks, Belin, for the reference to the Prologue in LotR. The part that you have quoted is clearly directed at covering over this potential loophole (particularly given the pointed reference to trolls). Trust JRRT to have spotted this and come up with an explanation. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]