samedi 27 décembre 2014

The use of the word "gun" in The Hobbit


In Chapter XVIII - The return journey of the book 'The Hobbit', Tolkien uses the word gun.



'The roar of his voice was like drums and guns; and he tossed wolves and goblins from his path like straws and feathers'



As far as I know guns are not used as a weapon in Middle Earth and I don't remember them being mentioned neither in The Hobbit nor in LoTR.


Was this a mistake on Tolkien's part or is there another explanation?





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