Are hobbits half elf?

The prologue to the Fellowship of the Ring states that “it is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves or even than Dwarves.” If human-elf hybrids are possible, and dwarves and hobbits are taxonomically more closely related to humans than elves are, ...

Is a hobbit an elf?

is that elf is (norse mythology) a luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of (elfland) compare angel, nymph, fairy while hobbit is a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet or hobbit can be a welsh unit of weight, equal to four welsh pecks, or 168 pounds.

What are Hobbits a mix of?

I see them as combining traits of both Dwarves and in less measure, Elves. (In no way do I see them as little Men.) Hobbits are the height of Dwarves, have feet that are far more likely from the Dwarf genome than anywhere else, and they dwell underground in holes.

What race is a hobbit?

Hobbits are a race of Middle-earth, also known as 'halflings' on account of their short stature, roughly half the size of men. They are characterized by curly hair on their heads and leathery feet that have furry insteps, for which they did not wear shoes.

Are Hobbits humans or Elves?

The beginning of Hobbits lies far back in the Elder Days that are now lost and forgotten. The Hobbits are, of course, really meant to be a branch of the specifically *human* race (not Elves or Dwarves) - hence the two kinds can dwell together (as at Bree), and are called just the Big Folk and Little Folk.

The Half-elves of Middle-earth

Are Hobbits hybrids?

Recent paleontological research indicates that there was substantial cross-breeding between our species and Neanderthals as well as with the recently discovered Denisovans. There's even a group of very small, relatively recent hominids classified as Homo floresiensis and nicknamed hobbits.

Can a dwarf and an elf mate LOTR?

Ecology. Half-dwarves were usually the result of a dwarf mating with a human, gnome, elf, or halfling. The offspring of a dwarf and an elf was known as a "dwelf" (which was pluralized to "dwelves"). The fertility and offspring of half-dwarves was similar to that of half-elves.

Are there black hobbits?

No. There is no indication of black hobbits in the Tolkien Legendarium.

What type of ELF is Legolas?

Legolas is a Sindarin Elf from the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood. His father, Thranduil, is the King of the Silvan Elves living in that realm, making Legolas the Prince of Mirkwood.

What are the three types of hobbits?

Tolkien devised a fictional history with three types of hobbits, with different physical characteristics and temperaments: Harfoots, Fallohides, and Stoors.

Can Elves breed with humans LOTR?

Elves and humans have held the Armlet of Strength and half-elves are capable of interbreeding with both elves and humans and continuing to produce fertile children. Interestingly, half-elves can also breed with other half-elves and have created a fairly stable half-elf race.

Do Hobbits have powers?

Hobbits do not have magical powers, or incredible strength, or the wisdom of ages. And they're fine with that. They alone, among the other races of Middle-Earth, do not seek power or control or dangerous knowledge, for good or for evil. They simply want to live in peace, and that is a special kind of wisdom and zen.

Are there any half Hobbits?

In The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien occasionally used the term "halfling" to describe hobbits, since they are beings that are half the height of men. For instance, when the hobbit Pippin Took appears in a royal guard's uniform in Minas Tirith, the people of that city call him the "Prince of Halflings".

Are Elves and trolls related?

The troll and elven lineage was the idea that night elves descended from trolls. This was eventually confirmed in World of Warcraft: The Magazine, Issue 5.

Is Aragorn half elf?

Aragorn isn't a half-elf, he's a tiny fraction of an elf. Elros, who was a half-elf (actually 9/16), was his very remote ancestor. But more importantly, the heirs of Elros were not given the choice to be elven or human, although the Valar did grant them unusually long life-spans.

What kind of elf is tauriel?

The character Tauriel is a Silvan Elf, which means she is of a much lower order than the elves that had previously been seen in The Lord of the Rings film series, and holds a lower social status than characters like Arwen, Galadriel, Elrond, and Legolas.

Are the hobbits white?

Humphreys herself has piled in on the question of hobbit genetics, saying: "Obviously, hobbits are not brown or black or any other colour. They all look kind of homogenised beige and are all derived from the Caucasian gene pool." This remark opens a whole other can of hobbits.

Is Gollum supposed to be black?

However, Angorborn, Faramir, and Shagrat's descriptions all seem very literal, and not metaphorical at all. AS a matter of fact, it seems all characters perceive and describe gollum as black, while only the narrator ever describes gollum as being white.

Are hobbits brown skinned?

As far as hobbits go, Tolkien described the Harfoots (one of the three original groups of hobbits) as “browner of skin” than the other two groups. But just what that means isn't clear - it could mean that most hobbits had fair skin and Harfoots had slightly tanner skin.

What does Kili say to tauriel in Elvish?

Kíli says to Tauriel “amrâlimê”, which I'm pretty sure is David Salo's Neo-Khuzdul. Tauriel says she doesn't understand it, so it's very clear it isn't Sindarin. “amrâl” – means “love”. It used the abstract construction aCCâC as seen in the Tolkien original khuzdul words such as “aglâb”.

Are orcs elves?

In The Silmarillion, Orcs are East Elves (Avari) enslaved, tortured, and bred by Morgoth (as Melkor became known); they "multiplied" like Elves and Men. Tolkien stated in a 1962 letter to a Mrs. Munsby that Orc-females must have existed.

How were hobbits created?

As Tolkien says: Their own accounts speak of the multiplying of Men in the land, and of a shadow that fell on the forest, so that it became darkened and its new name was Mirkwood. [Prologue, The Lord of the Rings]. Apparently, you can think that it is the proof, that the hobbits come form the people.