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**lindil** · 08-31-2000, 09:37 AM

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You nailed it Galpsi, in my post I actually typed in about Aragorn and Arwen having to scrunch down - but then I rememberred Gandalf's visits and I couldn't well bring up problems JRRT didn't - but I do wonder.
Maybe the early bree hobbits had a tradition of building holes and houses big enough for 'big folk' just in case ? There are also references to contacts w/ elves anddwarves in the past so maybe the alleged custom goes way back. It makes a certain sense. Even if you are by far the smallest of all races -not wanting to isolate yourself from being able to have having taller company. As the Shire hobbits seemed ingeneral to be suspicious ofoutsiders ,it would have had to have beeen a long established custom.

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lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> hobbit hole clearance You nailed it Galpsi, in my post I actually typed in about Aragorn and Arwen having to scrunch down - but then I rememberred Gandalf's visits and I couldn't well bring up problems JRRT didn't - but I do wonder. Maybe the early bree hobbits had a tradition of building holes and houses big enough for 'big folk' just in case ? There are also references to contacts w/ elves anddwarves in the past so maybe the alleged custom goes way back. It makes a certain sense. Even if you are by far the smallest of all races -not wanting to isolate yourself from being able to have having taller company. As the Shire hobbits seemed ingeneral to be suspicious ofoutsiders ,it would have had to have beeen a long established custom. </p> __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.