Dates

First recorded in III 1050

Divisions

Fallohides, Harfoots, Stoors

Cultures

Bree-hobbits, Bucklanders, Shire-hobbits, Stoors of the Angle

Meaning

A translation of the Elvish name Periannath given by the Dúnedain, of whom the Halflings were literally half the height

Other names

Banakil, Hobbits, Holbytlan, Kuduk, Little Folk, Little People, Periannath

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Halflings

A name among Men for the Hobbits

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Ancestral
Halflings

Stoors of
the Angle

Halflings of the
late Third Age

A name for Hobbits used by Men; it was originally given to them by the tall Dúnedain, who were literally twice the height of a typical Hobbit.

See also...

Banakil, Bridge of Stonebows, Ernil i Pheriannath, Gollum, Holbytlan, Kuduk, Mallor, Misty Mountains, Periannath, Ranga, Red Book of the Periannath, River Anduin, River Baranduin, Southlands, Vinyarion

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