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Originally Posted by The Ring Goes South
A great sleepiness came over Frodo; he felt himself sinking fast into a warm and hazy dream. He thought a fire was heating his toes...
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Now he could also imagine the fire if he had shoes on, but the following implies they were barefoot:
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Originally Posted by Legolas, The Ring Goes South
And on the other side the snow suddenly grows less, while further down it is no more than a white coverlet to cool a hobbit's toes.
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It's obvious that Tolkien never walked barefoot in snow though. It's incredibly cold, and if the snow is hard at all, two steps might scratch bleeding cuts on your feet.