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Hobbits first appeared in the 1937 children's novel The Hobbit, whose titular hobbit is the protagonist Bilbo Baggins, who is thrown into an unexpected adventure involving a dragon. In its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Sam Gamgee, Pippin Took, and Merry Brandybuck are primary characters who all play key roles in fighting to save their world ("Middle-earth") from evil. In The Hobbit, hobbits live together in a small town called Hobbiton, which in The Lord of the Rings is identified as being part of a larger rural region called the Shire, the homeland of the hobbits in the northwest of Middle-earth. They also live in a village east of the Shire, called Bree, where they co-exist with regular humans. Tolkien hints that there may be other hobbit settlements thereabouts, but they are never visited in the story.
Halflings appear as a race in Dungeons & Dragons, the original name hobbits being later avoided for legal reasons. The usage has been taken up by fantasy authors including Terry Brooks, Jack Vance, and Clifford D. Simak.
The Stoors were the second most numerous group of hobbits and the last to enter Eriador. They were quite different from the other two groups: they were stockier than other hobbits, though slightly shorter, and they were also the only group whose males were able to grow beards. They had an affinity for water, dwelt mostly beside rivers, and were the only hobbits to use boats and swim (activities which other hobbits considered dangerous and frightening). Their hands and feet were also sturdier than those of other hobbits, who generally didn't wear shoes for cushioning their steps, though because the Stoors tended to live near muddy riverbanks they often wore boots to keep their feet dry (making them the only hobbits to use footwear of any kind). Tolkien says they were "less shy of Men". The Stoors migrated into Eriador two centuries after the Fallohides did, but instead of settling in Bree-land they headed farther south to Dunland by Third Age 1300, finally migrating to the newly founded Shire in Third Age 1630, the last of the three groups to arrive. The Stoors mostly settled along the banks of the River Brandywine in the east of the Shire, thus many hobbits of Buckland and the Marish were of Stoor descent. Due to the time the Stoors spent living in Dunland before migrating to the Shire, their names have a slight Celtic influence.[T 1][T 10]
In their earliest folk tales, hobbits appear to have inhabited the Valley of Anduin, between Mirkwood and the Misty Mountains. According to The Lord of the Rings, they had lost the genealogical details of how they are related to the Big People. Still, Tolkien clearly states in "Concerning Hobbits" that hobbits are not technically a distinct race from Men, the way that Elves or Dwarves are, but branched off from other humans in the distant past of the Elder Days. Many eons later, but still early in the Third Age, the ancient hobbits lived in the valley of the Anduin River, close by the Éothéod, the ancestors of the Rohirrim. This led to some contact between the two, and as a result many old words and names in "Hobbitish" are derivatives of words in Rohirric (which Tolkien "translated" into his text by presenting it as Old English).[T 6]
In the Third Age, the hobbits undertook the arduous task of crossing the Misty Mountains - a migration period they refer to as the "Wandering Days", the earliest remembered time in their history. Reasons for this trek are unknown, but they possibly had to do with Sauron's growing power in nearby Greenwood, which later became known as Mirkwood as a result of the shadow that fell upon it during his search of the forest for the One Ring. The hobbits took different routes in their journey westward, but as they began to settle together in Bree-land, Dunland, and the Angle formed by the rivers Mitheithel and Bruinen, the divisions between the hobbit-kinds began to blur. Shippey explains that the name "Angle" has a special resonance, as the name "England" comes from the Angle (Anglia) between the Flensburg Fjord and the River Schlei, in the north of Germany next to Denmark, the origin of the Angles among the Anglo-Saxons who founded England. Further, the migrations of the three types of hobbit mirror those of England's founders.[11]
Originally the hobbits of the Shire swore nominal allegiance to the last Kings of Arnor, being required only to acknowledge their lordship, speed their messengers, and keep the bridges and roads in repair. During the final fight against Angmar at the Battle of Fornost, the hobbits maintain that they sent a company of archers to help but this is nowhere else recorded. After the battle, the kingdom of Arnor was destroyed, and in the absence of the king, the hobbits elected a Thain of the Shire from among their own chieftains.[T 6]
A tale says that Tom is challenged by various river-residents on his journey down the Withywindle to the Brandywine river where hobbits live at Haysend, including birds, otters and hobbits, but charms them all with his voice, ending his journey at the farm of Farmer Maggot, where he drinks ale and dances with the family. At the end, the charmed birds and otters work together to bring Bombadil's boat home.[6]
While the face in the series won't be familiar, the character certainly is. The Witch-King of Angmar is better known as the Lord of the Nazgûl, who no mortal man can kill. If he appears in Rings of Power, this king will not yet be in his Ringwraith form, but he will be just as dangerous. The exact identity of the Witch-King is a mystery. He is one of the nine lords who received the rings of men. Like the other future Nazgûl, he became obsessed with the power. The ring he received lengthened his life, but he eventually slipped into the shadow world to become a Ringwraith. Rings of Power has the opportunity to develop the identity of the Witch-King and the other Nazgûl. As Season 1 left off with the forging of the first rings, the rings given to men shouldn't be far behind. As the most powerful Nazgûl, the Witch-King was likely a king and feared sorcerer in his lifetime. Due to his rank in the Ringwraith hierarchy, some suggest that he might be from Númenor, which would be another way to tie him into the series. The Nazgûl are present during the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, so the series has the opportunity to explore these characters as they become Nazgûl, which would be fascinating. Basically, an appearance from the Witch-King is a must.
Tom Bombadil is a particularly enigmatic character. He wanders Middle-earth with his river-woman wife, Goldberry. His wardrobe is as eccentric as the man himself: bright yellow boots, a blue jacket, and an old feather hat. Tom Bombadil exclusively speaks in rhymes. He meets Frodo and the other three hobbits while they travel to Rivendell. He hosted the Hobbits for a time, and Frodo allowed him to inspect the Ring. Trying it on had no effect on Bombadil. Tom Bombadil is one of his many names. This one is given to him by hobbits, but the other races are familiar with him as well. Elves call him Dúnedain, men use the name Orald, and Dwarves call him Forn. What all these names have in common is that they call him old. Bombadil claims to be the oldest living creature in Middle-earth before the coming of the Valar. What he is up to during Rings of Power isn't known, nor is his allegiance in the impending conflict, but he's definitely around somewhere. And his appearance, in any capacity, would be something to celebrate.
In one shot (above) the four hobbit actors were standing on the set and looking up at a giant bar built to make them appear smaller. Then one of the "big rig" stunt people walks through the group. In the shot, you can see the animatronic hands move slightly, making it seem as if a real man is edging past tiny hobbits.
Meanwhile, the rest of the fellowship agrees to follow Frodo, no matter what he decides. Sam argues that Frodo will insist on going to Mordor alone. Their job will be to convince him otherwise. Boromir approaches the group and confesses that he followed Frodo into the woods and the hobbit became frightened. The others split up to search for Frodo. Sam realizes that Frodo, wanting to save his friends from a perilous journey, must have returned to the boats to start off alone. He runs back down the hill and sees a boat drifting out into the water. He jumps into the river, nearly drowning. Frodo pulls him into the boat, chastising him for following. Sam insists that he would rather die on the journey with Frodo then be left behind. The two hobbits set off toward Mordor. 781b155fdc