JacktheRabbit
Explorer
Maybe I have read it somewhere and missed it but is there anything in Tolkien that explains where Hobbits came from? There are several items about them that is odd.
1. They seem to be made stronger than the other races in that the ring has the least effect on them. This suggests that they can not from the same place as any other race. Or maybe it is because no lesser rings were ever created for hobbits so the One Ring has less to go on when trying to control hobbits.
2. The Dunedain find them important enough to protect without ever even letting the hobbits know.
3. Gandalf finds them important enough to befriend long before he knows of the ring.
4. Tom Bombadil obviously an enigmatic being of great power lives near them and probably helps make them quite safe.
Asll this adds up to hobbits being very important and almost protected as if everyone knew they had a destiny.
1. They seem to be made stronger than the other races in that the ring has the least effect on them. This suggests that they can not from the same place as any other race. Or maybe it is because no lesser rings were ever created for hobbits so the One Ring has less to go on when trying to control hobbits.
2. The Dunedain find them important enough to protect without ever even letting the hobbits know.
3. Gandalf finds them important enough to befriend long before he knows of the ring.
4. Tom Bombadil obviously an enigmatic being of great power lives near them and probably helps make them quite safe.
Asll this adds up to hobbits being very important and almost protected as if everyone knew they had a destiny.