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Old 03-30-2005, 09:49 AM   #2
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I am inclined to believe that the attitudes adopted toward weaving etc. in the books have the nature of some kind of cultural heirloom that Tolkien took and wove into the stories (note use of hilarious humor, har har ).

I think it may have been something that he just was not personally interested in, but it was something that made the world more authentic.

I think there are some comments in Letter 211 that are relevant.

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I do not know the detail of clothing. I visualize with great clarity and detail scenery and "natural" objects, but not artefacts.
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