Was JRR Tolkien vegetarian?

No and, to add to Joshua's eloquent answer, very few of his characters were: for example Beorn. Though I might add that in addition to seeing himself as a Hobbit, Tolkien fancied his relationship with his wife to be like Beren and Luthien. read more

Andrea Livo, Lover of all high fantasy, in particular the works of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien. Answered Nov 27, 2015 · Author has 226 answers and 487.3k answer views No and, to add to Joshua's eloquent answer, very few of his characters were: for example Beorn. read more

In J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth most Elves eat meat. The only Elves specifically said to be vegetarians were the Green-elves of Ossiriand. In Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth, it’s hard to find an Elf willing to eat meat. read more

Furthermore, Tolkien mentions a few characters that are vegetarian (which suggests that, were all elves vegetarian, he would have said so as well.) Beorn, from The Hobbit, is a vegetarian. And in The Silmarillion it’s said that Beren became a vegetarian while wandering the wild since he became friends with many of the animals he met. read more