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Hakon · 05-25-2009, 04:12 PM

Where did Tolkien get the idea for Hobbits? To clear things up I am referring to the race and not the book. I have heard many different theories about this but I have no idea which one is true. One is that it is a combination of the word Human and Rabbit, that he wanted to make a hybrid creature between the two and a Hobbit is what he came up with. Another is that the word Hobbit just popped into his head and he then had a dream about what it was. I do not believe either of those and those are the two I have heard the most. Any ideas on where the idea for this race came from?

05-25-2009, 04:12 PM	#1
Hakon Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 736	Hobbits Where did Tolkien get the idea for Hobbits? To clear things up I am referring to the race and not the book. I have heard many different theories about this but I have no idea which one is true. One is that it is a combination of the word Human and Rabbit, that he wanted to make a hybrid creature between the two and a Hobbit is what he came up with. Another is that the word Hobbit just popped into his head and he then had a dream about what it was. I do not believe either of those and those are the two I have heard the most. Any ideas on where the idea for this race came from?

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