Where Do Beorn and Other Shapeshifters Come From?

Tolkien's world-building was very complete and accounted for most of the strange creatures of Middle-earth, but Beorn (and skin-changers in general) have no clear origin story. That doesn't mean we can't rationally speculate though!

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