Where do hobbits come from?

[aragornreborn]

From the little I know of Tolkien and his writings I would say that (as some people have already said) the origins of hobbits is and is supposed to be a mystery. Not only because it is good style not to spill all the beans to your readers and not only because Tolkien intended this to be history/mythology and thus incomplete or mysterious at times, but also because of the hobbits role in ME. They saved Middle Earth basically. Perhaps Tolkien did not want to associate that fame to a particular race. Maybe he wanted to reserve that fame for no one in particular or for everyone. Also, because hobbit society is represented in an extremely favorable (if not perfect) light, Tolkien again did not want to tie hobbits to a particular group. Maybe he wanted us all to strive to be hobbits no matter what "race" we are. Anyway, those are just some of my own opinions. I do not think they evolved from a particular race.

[ January 17, 2003: Message edited by: aragornreborn ]