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Re: origin of hobbits
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Quote:<hr> I am afraid I do not see them as a rising theme in any Ainur music.<hr></blockquote>
They're in there somewhere. Just ask Eru.
Setting aside the creationism vs. evolution question for the moment, I would say that your second possible solution <u>is</u> too simple. After all, it was not an accident that the Hobbits became "important and renowned, and troubled the counsels of the Wise and the Great." Who but Hobbits could have successfully carried the Ring to the Fire? Even besides that, they didn't come to the Shire until after a considerable migration from out of the east.
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Edited by <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000005>Mister Underhill</A> at: 9/7/00 1:25:30 am