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Dates
First recorded in III 1050
Divisions
Fallohides, Harfoots, Stoors
Cultures
Bree-hobbits, Bucklanders, Shire-hobbits, Stoors of the Angle
Meaning
A translation of the Elvish name Periannath given by the Dúnedain, of whom the Halflings were literally half the height
Other names
Banakil, Hobbits, Holbytlan, Kûd-dûkan, Kuduk, Little Folk, Little People, Periannath

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Halflings

A name among Men for the Hobbits

Men
Ancestral
Halflings
Fallohides
Harfoots
Stoors
Stoors of
the Angle
Halflings of the
late Third Age

A name for Hobbits used by Men; it was originally given to them by the tall Dúnedain, who were literally twice the height of a typical Hobbit.


See also...

Banakil, Berhael, Blanco, Bridge of Stonebows, Ernil i Pheriannath, Gollum, Holbytlan, Kuduk, Mallor, Misty Mountains, Periannath, Prince of the Halflings, Ranga, Red Book of the Periannath, River Anduin, [See the full list...]

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