Hobbits the chosen people

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

It is also generally accepted that Hobbits have a particular resistance to corruption occasioned by a desire for power. And this is displayed in the singular resistance to the Ring exhibited by those Hobbits who came into contact with it (with the exception of Smeagol, who is an anomaly in this regard).

Actually so too do the dwarves have a resistance to a desire for power. And they're little people too.

Frankly, given all the hype about The Shire being the disappearing England that Tolkien knew and loved, I find it profoundly hysterical to think of Hobbits/the English as the saviours of the human race. The hairy foot's burden. Too laughable to think on, really.

*whistles away in the other direction, and imagines Squatter humming "Rule Britannia"*