the scouring of the shire - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Selmo · 01-20-2004, 04:14 AM

The Hobbits didn't shoot at the first opportunity because of their extreme reluctance to harm anyone, or anything, unnecessarilly, even someone as evil as Saruman or as corrupted as Grima Wormtongue.
Killing doesn't come easily to Hobbits.

Maybe that's one of the reasons why the Ring had less effect on Hobbits than on other races.

01-20-2004, 04:14 AM	#15
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	The Hobbits didn't shoot at the first opportunity because of their extreme reluctance to harm anyone, or anything, unnecessarilly, even someone as evil as Saruman or as corrupted as Grima Wormtongue. Killing doesn't come easily to Hobbits. Maybe that's one of the reasons why the Ring had less effect on Hobbits than on other races.