Indeed I'm a Dutchman and no Dutchwoman, my good topic-starter!
I can live with the Hobbits, being a severe branch of Men as well. Especially after the quote given to us by Nils.
Quote:
a footnote to Letter #131:
"The Hobbits are, of course, really meant to be a branch of the specifically human race (not elves or Dwarves) -- ..."
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It would explain a few things, after their specialization, which must have happened if they are to be of Men.
Gandalf already guessed that Gollum's family and others who lived there were akin to the Hobbits, akin to the fathers of the fathers of Stoors, as he puts it. So, can it be that the origin of the Hobbits is to be found there. That they were in a long time forgotten descendants of the Men who lived there.
it might be so, indeed their is a humoristic resemblence between Rohan and the Shire. Both of the origins as we think are lying in the North but West of the Mountains so the area will ly close together. And they are (apart from Elves and Ents) the two people with the resemblence that they just want to live in peace in the land they own, which is in both cases a land given to them.
The theory of Hobbits being a obscure branche of Men would also explain why the little people weren't in the
List of the Living People in which dear old Treebeard tried to search for their name, but did not find them.
Nice questions make nice topics [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
I'll be back, though I be
the Ill-guest
P.S.: I'm sorry not to have returned your private message, Helkahothion, I had little time and anyway, I've no idea how to send private messages. ** ik zal je mijn e-mail adres geven, misschien kunnen we eens een keer samen (of met zijn drieen) een discussie voeren of er hier een beginnen waar we alledrie niet uitkomen: martijnend@hotmail.com ** Oh, and indeed BW would skin you and all us Dutchies for creating an only-Dutch topic [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
For the poeple here who do not speak Dutch, I'm quite sorry, it was meant as a reply for a private message.
greetings,
lathspell