Hobbits and the Valar (or The Forgotten People)

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Birdland

I have always wondered about the fact that - as Pippin said - Hobbits were never on "the old lists". The Elves and dwarves were aware of their existence, but other than that, they were pretty much forgotten by all others in Middle Earth, including the Ents!

I wouldn't ay that they are forgotten. They were just unknown.

The Rohirrim, who at some point (while living in the North) encountered hobbits, preserved memmory of them in tales. Those that lived or travelled by the Shire/Bree knew about them. Other races (eg Ents, like you said) probably never saw a hobbit before LOTR times.