Hobbits

Also known as halflings, periannath, Hobbit (fictional race)

Hobbits are a fictional race of people in the novels of J. R. R. Tolkien. About half average human height, Tolkien presented hobbits as a variety of humanity, or close relatives thereof. Occasionally known as halflings in Tolkien's writings, they live barefooted, and traditionally dwell in homely underground houses which have windows, built into the sides of hills, though others live in houses. Their feet have naturally tough leathery soles (so they do not need shoes) and are covered on top with curly hair.

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Hobbits are a fictional race of small humanoid creatures created by J.R.R. Tolkien in his novels, standing about half the height of average humans and characterized by their tough, hairy feet and preference for living in underground homes built into hillsides. They matter as memorable figures in literary fantasy who have become iconic characters in popular culture, particularly through their central role in Tolkien's most famous works.

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Fictional race.name: Hobbit
Fictional race.other_names: Halflings, Holbytlan, Periannath
Fictional race.series: Middle-earth
Fictional race.first_major: The Hobbit
Fictional race.creator: J. R. R. Tolkien
Fictional race.home_world: Middle-earth
Fictional race.capital: Michel Delving
Fictional race.base_of_operations: The Shire, Bree
Fictional race.sub_races: Harfoots, Fallohides, Stoors
Fictional race.language: Westron
Fictional race.leaders: Thain; Mayor of the Shire; Master of Buckland

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Commons category: Hobbits
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native label: Hobbit

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Origins of the word
In English literature
Rabbit
Fictional etymology
Description
Characteristics
Types
Lifestyle and culture
Fictional history
In Rhovanion
Migration to the West
Foundation of the Shire
Analysis
Moral significance
Modern mediators
In popular culture
Fantasy
Popular music
Fossil hominids
See also
Notes
References
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Hobbits first appeared in the 1937 children's novel The Hobbit, whose titular Hobbit is the protagonist Bilbo Baggins, who is thrown into an unexpected adventure involving a dragon. In its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Sam Gamgee, Pippin Took, and Merry Brandybuck are primary characters who all play key roles in fighting to save their world ("Middle-earth") from evil. In The Hobbit, hobbits live together in a small town called Hobbiton, which in The Lord of the Rings is identified as being part of a larger rural region called the Shire, the homeland of the hobbits in the northwest of Middle-earth. Some also live in a region east of the Shire, Bree-land, where they co-exist with Men.