Do hobbit women also have hairy feet? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Evisse the Blue · 08-04-2002, 05:55 AM

I know it's a stupid question, but it's been bugging me. I suppose they do, since it's a characteristics of their race, but, urgh! it's so ungainly for a female!

Birdland · 08-04-2002, 07:07 AM

Yes, they do, but the North American branch took up the habit of shaving them.

(Hobbit lass coming home from a date)

Mother: "Well dear, did you have a good time?"

H.L.: I can't believe I shaved my feet for that."

[ August 04, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-04-2002, 07:27 AM

But Birdie - the girls would get cold feet!! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] The hair was a substitute for shoes and socks. Well then, maybe they would do it for beauty after all - think of what we human females do to our feet wearing high heels!!! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Birdland · 08-04-2002, 07:49 AM

Maybe they braided it.

Niphredil Baggins · 08-04-2002, 09:26 AM

Of course I have hairy feet, and I'm proud of them! But my brother has more hair in his, the braggart!

Robin Headstrong · 08-04-2002, 10:26 AM

I have hairy feet! Well, at least the toes. I'm still wondering if female dwarves have beards. Hmm...

Evisse the Blue · 08-07-2002, 10:04 AM

Apparently they do have beards, since they're said to be so alike to male dwarves that one can't easily tell them apart. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Davin · 08-07-2002, 10:24 AM

Women with beards and hairy feet! That's funny to imagine. But considering the fact that Hobbits don't wear shoes...it is reasonable to assume that female hobbits do have hairy feet. It could be blonde or something...I don't really know. Why not watch FotR closely at the beginning?

Wandering but not lost · 08-08-2002, 04:50 PM

at least all the hair stylists get extra money I mean all the hobbit ladies probably have their hair feet highlighted...

Raefindel · 08-08-2002, 09:27 PM

Nah, they don't shave they wax.

Bramblerose Gamgee-Took · 08-09-2002, 03:55 AM

Ouch! *covers feet and winces*. I'll keep my hair thanks

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-09-2002, 07:10 AM

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Nah, they don't shave they wax.

That would explain Lobelia Sackville-Baggins' sunny disposition at any rate.

Galadel Vinorel · 08-14-2002, 01:30 PM

No way!! I can't believe it!! So, do female dwarves really have beards?! Ah!! I do not want to be a dwarf. I remember see in FOTR that the female hobbits had hairy feet just like the male hobbits. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

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Child of the 7th Age · 08-20-2002, 07:04 AM

So....what's wrong with hairy feet? I mean you have hair on your head, don't you? Most women don't shave their heads, unless there is a serious medical reason. Most of those kind of physical preferences are culturally determined, I think. If you were in a hobbit community, maybe they would see big hairy feet as a thing of great beauty.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit (and this hobbit isn't saying whether she has hairy feet!)

Rose Cotton · 08-20-2002, 07:30 AM

This hobbit does have hair on her feet. And it's in beutifull gold curls too.

Like Child said, for hobbits, having hair on your feet is like having hair on your head. It would be "unnatural" to not have hair on your feet.

I expect that the women's hair wouldn't be that thick. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Rosseiliantiel · 08-23-2002, 06:11 PM

Hobbit lasses are probably as silly as humans are about beauty, they probably dye their foot hair or perm it or some such thing. Hey, do old hobbit's foot hair go grey/fall out? Strange thought.

08-04-2002, 05:55 AM	#1
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	Do hobbit women also have hairy feet? I know it's a stupid question, but it's been bugging me. I suppose they do, since it's a characteristics of their race, but, urgh! it's so ungainly for a female! __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

08-04-2002, 07:27 AM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	But Birdie - the girls would get cold feet!! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] The hair was a substitute for shoes and socks. Well then, maybe they would do it for beauty after all - think of what we human females do to our feet wearing high heels!!! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

08-04-2002, 09:26 AM	#5
Niphredil Baggins Wight Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 118	Of course I have hairy feet, and I'm proud of them! But my brother has more hair in his, the braggart! __________________ Wistful, willful, wingless, fly!

08-04-2002, 10:26 AM	#6
Robin Headstrong Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In front of a computer Posts: 52	I have hairy feet! Well, at least the toes. I'm still wondering if female dwarves have beards. Hmm... __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of Robin Headstrong, for she is quick to anger and knows karate. Kya!

08-07-2002, 10:04 AM	#7
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	Apparently they do have beards, since they're said to be so alike to male dwarves that one can't easily tell them apart. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

08-04-2002, 07:07 AM	#2
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Yes, they do, but the North American branch took up the habit of shaving them. (Hobbit lass coming home from a date) Mother: "Well dear, did you have a good time?" H.L.: I can't believe I shaved my feet for that." [ August 04, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]

08-04-2002, 07:49 AM	#4
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Maybe they braided it.

08-07-2002, 10:24 AM	#8
Davin Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 166	Women with beards and hairy feet! That's funny to imagine. But considering the fact that Hobbits don't wear shoes...it is reasonable to assume that female hobbits do have hairy feet. It could be blonde or something...I don't really know. Why not watch FotR closely at the beginning? __________________ So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. »»The Telmena««

08-08-2002, 04:50 PM	#9
Wandering but not lost Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 11	at least all the hair stylists get extra money I mean all the hobbit ladies probably have their hair feet highlighted... __________________ ...all that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither; the deep roots are not reached by the frost...

08-08-2002, 09:27 PM	#10
Raefindel Sword of the Spirit Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,313	Nah, they don't shave they wax. __________________ Blessed be the Lord my Strength, Who trained my hands for war and my fingers to fight. Psallm 144:1

08-09-2002, 03:55 AM	#11
Bramblerose Gamgee-Took Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bywater Posts: 67	Ouch! covers feet and winces. I'll keep my hair thanks

08-14-2002, 01:30 PM	#13
Galadel Vinorel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Lothlorien, the Woodlen Realm Posts: 366	No way!! I can't believe it!! So, do female dwarves really have beards?! Ah!! I do not want to be a dwarf. I remember see in FOTR that the female hobbits had hairy feet just like the male hobbits. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] -------------- "Aure entuluva! Day shall come again." -Hurin __________________ “Words can never convey the incredible impact of our attitude toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it." -Charles R. Swindoll

08-20-2002, 07:04 AM	#14
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	So....what's wrong with hairy feet? I mean you have hair on your head, don't you? Most women don't shave their heads, unless there is a serious medical reason. Most of those kind of physical preferences are culturally determined, I think. If you were in a hobbit community, maybe they would see big hairy feet as a thing of great beauty. sharon, the 7th age hobbit (and this hobbit isn't saying whether she has hairy feet!) __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

08-20-2002, 07:30 AM	#15
Rose Cotton Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: A place worse then Mordor........School! Posts: 1,075	This hobbit does have hair on her feet. And it's in beutifull gold curls too. Like Child said, for hobbits, having hair on your feet is like having hair on your head. It would be "unnatural" to not have hair on your feet. I expect that the women's hair wouldn't be that thick. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ "There's nothing you can do, Harry... nothing... he's gone."-Remus Lupin "The closer we are to danger, the further we are from harm."-Pippin (now how can you argue with that logic?)

08-23-2002, 06:11 PM	#16
Rosseiliantiel Wight Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hopelessly lost Posts: 174	Hobbit lasses are probably as silly as humans are about beauty, they probably dye their foot hair or perm it or some such thing. Hey, do old hobbit's foot hair go grey/fall out? Strange thought. __________________ Whatever floats your oyster.