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...and as a man he keeps cattle and horses which are nearly as marvellous as himself. They work for him and talk to him. He does not eat them. Neither does he hunt or eat wild animals.
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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?