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As a bit of an aside... regarding the changing meaning of words from the time of composition to the present, we can already see some of that in the Lord of the Rings. As already pointed out, the use of "swarthy" and other terms denoting dark pigmentation relating to some of the enemies of the West is held as evidence of racism in Tolkien's work, though it not necessarily proof of such. On perhaps a more dramatic level, references of being "gay and merry" amongst Hobbits might well confuse a younger reader only familiar with homosexual gays--and might help explain the reams of related fanfiction.