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Hobbits

Hobbits are often described based on their love of gardening, nature, and peacefulness

with a history of mostly keeping to themselves.

On the other hand, various hobbits are some of the most pivotal and important figures in Middle

Earth history. While their overall legacy is much shorter compared to that of the other free

peoples of Middle Earth, we will still discuss their history and notable figures.

The exact origin of Hobbits is unclear, and very little is known of their early history.

In fact, when Hobbits were first discovered, they had already been around for generations,

but had lost their own genealogical details.

What we do know is that early in the Third Age, they lived in the valley to the east of the Misty Mountains,

and supposedly were friendly with the Northmen living

in the area. In those times, there were three different tribes of hobbits, the Harfoots,

the Stoers, and the Fallowhides. The Stoers had facial hair and an affinity for water and

swimming. The fallow hides were adventurous and outgoing, and the Harfoots

had most of the traits that we associate with hobbits. For reasons unknown, although

possibly having to do with Sauron's growing power at the time in the nearby Merkwood forest,

the Hobbit tribes began moving west. Some of the stours stayed behind on the banks of the river, and eventually

Ghalem would be born of this tribe. The rest of the hobbits continued westward, crossing the

misty mountains, and began settling in various areas in northwestern Middle Earth. The settlement of

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