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Originally Posted by Morthoron
In any case, Tolkien composed personal myths from fragments of old folktales, ancient myths and literature he read as a boy. The marvel is his synthesis and regeneration of the shards into a whole.
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I agree with this totally.
I am quite satisfied that Tolkien may be the only author who ever told a tale in which the host has animal servants without bringing in a special point in which the kindness of the protagonist is contrasted with the laxness of the host.
Yet I have also long felt that I have read some such tale. Perhaps not.