Even though it is not exactly a habit that I agree with. I guess as long as they don't have lung cancer in Middle Earth it's okay [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
I think that Tolkien put it into the story because, yes, he did it himself. And he has said a few times that he is kind of like a hobbit. And maybe he thought that if hobbits were like him, they would like a smoke.
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