Hobbits live longer than men and their ages are, as someone has pointed out, definitely not the same as human (man) ages. <BR>A hobbit comes of age,ie is considered an adult, at 33, while the "tweens" (twenties) sound like our teenage years.<BR>So Pippin should be like a human of about 17 or so, while Frodo is thirtysomething. I agree that Frodo does feel a bit too young as played by Elijah.<BR>Postscript. I hadn't realised Merry was so young at the time of the party. In the book, he comes across as quite grown-up even then.<p>[ January 25, 2003: Message edited by: Lalaith ]
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