Hobbits
Sign in to saveHobbits 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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Key facts
- 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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25 sectionsContents
- 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
- Primary
- Secondary
- Sources
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.
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.