LoTR gets way more complicated than this, but you're right. There are very localized changes in language and dialogue throughout the book, and they're all inte

LoTR gets way more complicated than this, but you're right. There are very localized changes in language and dialogue throughout the book, and they're all intentional. Note that the Rohirrim alliterate, for example (they're saxons!), and the elves don't.