That's the whole point. The prose in LOTR is deliberately written to be in the vein of ancient epics such as the story of Gilgamesh. Tolkien's goal in writing L

That's the whole point. The prose in LOTR is deliberately written to be in the vein of ancient epics such as the story of Gilgamesh. Tolkien's goal in writing LOTR was to write a mythology for England, which he felt was lacking. Saying they don't talk like real people is kind of like saying that vegetable soup doesn't taste like chocolate - true, but not really the point of the work.