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Originally Posted by Nerwen
Well, "always" there is pretty vague, skytree. Who is doing this dismissing?
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Plenty on this forum for example. If you take the description on face value, that Bilbo was able to walk beneath a tunic that came down to Beorn's knees without ducking, that would put Beorn somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 feet tall or larger than a Troll. Certainly there are no other Men in his fiction that are giant but he states in a letter that he is human. It makes Beorn an anomaly like Tom Bombadil but many on this forum have argued its just the product of being a character in the Hobbit, that was meant to be a kids tale. Sort of like Bert, Tom, and Bill's portrayal as Trolls or the giants in the misty mountains.
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Originally Posted by Nerwen
But that is enough to establish his existance, surely? I mean, your initial statement was:
(my bolding)
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Are there others in his other writings? I am generally curious on the subject and haven't read any of the ancillary works.
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Originally Posted by Nerwen
Well, what about the "mighty" Erkenbrand? Or is he again disqualified as being only a minor character?
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Never really thought about that but I guess there is a reference that he has Helm-like qualities.