hobbits

Cultural

Hairy-footed creatures who inhabit the Middle-earth created in J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction. Gentle, peace-loving, and only two to four feet tall, hobbits figure prominently in the struggle between the forces of good and evil in The Lord of the Rings.

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Colbert is planning to adapt chapters three to eight of The Fellowship of the Ring, in which Frodo and his fellow hobbits begin their epic quest.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

"Competition for dwindling water and food probably forced the hobbits to abandon Liang Bua."

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

But the three in the back had better be hobbits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

“The hobbits started talking about, ‘Well, maybe you need a “gand” to help you control your powers.’

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

“Yes, my boy, the famousest of the hobbits, and that’s saying a lot.”

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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