What are Hobbits anyway? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eruwen · 03-15-2003, 01:20 PM

I know what the books say Hobbits are. I had a very clear picture a few weeks ago. Then during a project for school, I stumbled upon an article from the 50's when the first book came out. It gave a brief summary of the story.

One thing puzzled me though...it said Hobbits were shorter versions of Elves. I always thought they were short versions of Men with pointy-{ish} ears. Can someone clarify please?

03-15-2003, 01:20 PM	#1
Eruwen Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 892	What are Hobbits anyway? I know what the books say Hobbits are. I had a very clear picture a few weeks ago. Then during a project for school, I stumbled upon an article from the 50's when the first book came out. It gave a brief summary of the story. One thing puzzled me though...it said Hobbits were shorter versions of Elves. I always thought they were short versions of Men with pointy-{ish} ears. Can someone clarify please?