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Old 04-08-2005, 06:59 AM   #41
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Where did the word Hobbit come from? Where did Tolkien get the idea
The secret is revelead by Théoden

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Are not these the Halflings, that some among us call the Holbytlan?
Holbytlan (pl) - Holbytla (s) = hole-builder (old English)
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