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No he couldn't.
Swords were not advanced in the time period Tolkein wrote the Lord of the Rings.
@V: Oh, lol. I though MM meant primitive as in a stupid person (don't ask why. I have no idea) XD
A primative human would probably not be able to read it in the first place and be more amazed with the time-travel technology that would be needed to get him and the books together.
But aside from that I see what you mean now.