I hear what you are saying. But what about the fact that after the Battle of Five Armies, the men of Laketown, the Dwarves, and the Elves of Mirkwood all knew of the Hobbits? Did none of these peoples via the story of that battle, not to mention the trips Bilbo made and the Dwarf and Elf visits to the Shire, tell stories to others they were in contact with? That is to say, were none of the dwellers of the city of Dale friends with people in Gondor or Rohan? Weren't some of the Dwarves of Moria travelling through the lands of Rohan in the North? And in virtue of these last questions, could these peoples not have discussed Hobbits and the Battle of Five Armies, in which Bilbo "fought"?
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