That may well be? The question "how did Christopher miss these?" crossed my mind, but it could be he chose to ignore them as irrelevant to the vision he was building.

I honestly don't know what to think of Christopher. In some ways, I admire him for being such a determined guardian of his father's legacy, but in other ways... he seemed like a cranky old fusspot who was determined to toss water at anyone daring to have fun (or interpret something in a way he didn't agree with). Which is an opinion that would likely get me tarred and feathered by some in the Tolkien fandom/reader/academic community. O.O