The Gift of Speech

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Perhaps not in general - but for me specifically maybe... I don't feel it was literally the sword speaking.

This is redolent of an argument that I have seen put forward to the effect that parts of The Hobbit (Stone Giants for example) were the result of Bilbo's over-active imagination.

What I don't understand is how proponents of this perspective can, in the context of a fantasy novel, accept that certain fantasy elements exist while needing to find a 'real life' explanation for others.

It's a fantasy world ...