Re: Anachronisms in LOTR

"Metaluna Mutant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Seeing the other posts about Pipe - weed and tea,  how about a  list
> of things mentioned in LOTR that were latyer discoveries or from N/S
> America.
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> Things that weren't around til medieval, or even New World Contact:
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> Tobacco

'Tobacco' is never mentioned in 'LotR'.  You might suppose that 'pipe-weed'
is tobacco, but you might also be wrong.


>
> Tomatoes (hmm, cant remember the reference - The Hobbit perhaps?)

Anachronism implies that what is described doesn't match known history.  But
'LotR' is not history.

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> Potatoes (Taters precious)
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> Tea (unless, as another poster mentioned,  it's a herbal variety)
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> Stirrups (And not sure if Tolkien specifically mentioned these  -
> references?)
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> Chimneys
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> Any others?
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Get a life.