We might suggest something similar with respect to some of the runes in
The Hobbit too -- considered to 'really' represent internal runes. This is noted in Tolkien's Legendarium (in an essay about runes by
Arden Smith), as one possible explanation:
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'This is supported by Tolkien's statement in the foreword to the 1966 third edition of The Hobbit: '[The Dwarves] runes are in this book represented by English runes'
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As for Gimli's remark -- Tolkien didn't forget about Parth Galen, Gimli did
