re: #354 uriel

Well, to be fair to it’s iconic stature, Tolken could have used a bit more editing for unnecessary exposition. Like the elf bread thing- it’s nearly all they eat, and yet every time anyone gets near to having a passing thought about the stuff, there’s an entire paragraph about how f*ing amazing lambas is. It’s like the heroin of middle earth- except even bona-fide junkies don’t find heroin that mentally all consuming.

Edited to add: And don’t even get me started on Shadowfax.

Tolkien got a hefty kickback from the Lembas company for product placement….