Hobbits are also known as halflings.
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Hobbits are creatures of fantasy created by J.R.R. Tolkien. They do not exist in real life.
Anything from Orcs to Hobbits. Any creature or creation in Middle Earth, is Tolkien's.
There are hundreds if not thousands of hobbits in Tolkien's writings, but I assume you mean 6 central hobbits in the LOTR:BilboFrodoSamMerryPippenSmeagol/GollumSome additional hobbits:LothoThe gafferRoseFarmer MaggotMaggot's wifeSaradocPaladinOld ProudfootToboldThe Sackville Bagginsetc. etc.
There was no known language for the Hobbits. According to Tolkien "There is no record of any language peculiar to Hobbits." They spoke the langauge of the menfolk they lived near, usually the Common Speech, e.g. Westron.
J.R.R. Tolkien created hobbits in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Simply put, until Tolkien created the hobbits, they didn't exist.
No they are not. Hobbits are a creation of fiction from the mind of JRR Tolkien. Homonid is the Latin name for great apes.
Tolkien preferred the hobbits, claiming to be himself a hobbit, "in all but size."
Smaug
Hobbits are creatures of fantasy created by J.R.R. Tolkien. They do not exist in real life.
Anything from Orcs to Hobbits. Any creature or creation in Middle Earth, is Tolkien's.
There are hundreds if not thousands of hobbits in Tolkien's writings, but I assume you mean 6 central hobbits in the LOTR:BilboFrodoSamMerryPippenSmeagol/GollumSome additional hobbits:LothoThe gafferRoseFarmer MaggotMaggot's wifeSaradocPaladinOld ProudfootToboldThe Sackville Bagginsetc. etc.
Because they were smaller then current human beings and the recent release of the Lord of the Rings movies made it a natural connection. It is a tribute to JRR Tolkien that his creatures of imagination were used to name these fossils.
Tolkien as a kid has read childrens fairy tales and no hobbits were not in them because in the middle ages creatures in fairy tales were goblins trolls fairies dwarves elves dragons gnomes and ogres
SInce hobbits are fictional, you dont care for them. However, in Tolkien's Ring Trilogy, hobbits thrive when they have access to vast quanitities of food and drink, and comfortable surroundings.
Hobbits are similar to Dwarves, except without the beards and axes. The hobbits live in the hilly Shire. Dwarves live in mines. Tolkien described the hobbits as "children" as they are only three feet tall. They also have hairy feet. Tolkien wanted to give the idea of hobbits being a lot like children. They love to eat, have fun, have parties and gossip. Tolkien also wanted to add some sort of innocent, good natured race as well as the dwarves and elves, who prefer to keep themselves to themselves. Hobbits fitted this criteria perfectly. Despite their lack in stature, they had very big feet.