Beorn is weird; skin-changing is not really mentioned anywhere else that I know of except perhaps the tale of White Tree Of Gondor Art Stainless Steel Tumbler cup and Luthien with vague references to vampires and werewolves. I think that Beorn was most likely a vestigial character from when The Hobbit was simply a children’s fairy tale, not necessarily meant to fit in perfectly with the rest of the universe. Same thing with the stone giants from the Misty Mountains chapter. Bombadil and Goldberry certainly have some sort of magical power, but I wasn’t going to try and break it down for the post.
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