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The '''Fallohides''' are one of the three races of [[Hobbits]].
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| lifespan=c. 96 years
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| height=Taller than the other hobbits
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'''Fallohides''' were one of three original divisions of hobbit-kind, along with the [[Harfoots]] and [[Stoors]]. The Fallohides were the least numerous of the three branches, and originally roamed the northern parts of the [[Westlands]].<ref name="hobbits">{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref>


They were more friendly with Elves than the other Hobbits were, and had more skill in language and song than in handicrafts; and of old they preferred hunting to tilling.


The Fallohides were the least common of Hobbits, and in their earliest known history they lived in the forested region where later was the [[Eagles]] Eyrie near the High Pass to the north, in the Vale of [[Anduin]]. To their south lived the far more numerous [[Harfoots]], and far south in the [[Gladden Fields]] lived the [[Stoors]].
==Characteristics==
In appearance, Fallohides were taller and slimmer of build than the other [[Hobbits]],<ref name="hobbits"/> with some growing to four feet or more in height. Both their skin and their hair tended to be fair,<ref name="hobbits"/> and no Fallohide ever grew a beard.


The Fallohides were fair of skin and hair, and none of them ever grew a beard. They were great lovers of the trees and forests, and skilled hunters. Many of them were friends with the Elves, and because of this they were more learned than the other Hobbits. They were the first to later learn [[Westron]], and the only ones to preserve some of their old history.
While the other two branches of hobbit-kind were pastoral and rustic in nature, the Fallohides retained a hunting tradition, and so were naturally bolder and more inquisitive than their relatives, but less gifted in the arts of farming and agriculture.<ref name="hobbits"/>


After the Harfoots had migrated westward in the years following 1050 of the [[Third Age]], the Fallohides followed them around 1150. Unlike the Harfoots they crossed far north of [[Rivendell]], and from there later met up with the Harfoots.
As Fallohidish culture was much more open to outside influence than that of the Stoors or Harfoots, they were friendlier with the other [[races]] of [[Middle-earth]] than their cousins, especially with the [[Elves]]. This was consistent with their skill in both song and speech, and their love for trees and of woodlands.<ref name="hobbits"/>


The Fallohides were more bold and adventurous than the Harfoots, and many of them became leaders of the Harfoot villages. It was probably under Fallohide rule that the Harfoots migrated westward beyond [[Weathertop]] and reached [[Bree]].
==History==
The Fallohides seem to have dwelt originally under the southern eaves of [[Greenwood]]. Then, in {{TA|1050}}, they flew the shadow and settled at the northern part of the River [[Anduin]]. But this migration was not enough to avoid the [[Necromancer|Shadow]] and one century after the [[Harfoots]], the Fallohides deserted their northern homes in around {{TA|1150}},<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> and crossed the Mountains to the north of [[Rivendell]].<ref name="hobbits"/>


In 1601 two Fallohide brothers, ''Marcho'' and ''Blanco'', by permission of the King in [[Fornost]] ([[Argeleb II]]) crossed the river [[Baranduin]] (Brandywine) and colonized [[The Shire]].
The tribes of the Fallohidish Hobbits travelled slowly down the course of the [[Hoarwell]], and westward across [[Eriador]]. They eventually join their cousins near [[Weathertop]], where they mingled and where their adventurous and intrepid natures made them natural leaders of the other Hobbits they found there.<ref name="hobbits"/> They migrated then with them into the region around [[Bree]], in c.{{TA|1300}}.<ref name="TA"/>.


The Fallohides learned Westron from the [[Men (Middle-earth)|Men]] of Arnor, and it was they who first learned writing.
Three hundred years later (in the year {{TA|1601}})<ref name="TA"/>, two Fallohide brothers, [[Marcho]] and [[Blanco]], travelled westward again from Bree with their followers and crossed the Bridge of Stonebows (later the [[Brandywine Bridge]]). They settled in the empty land that they found there and were granted it by King [[Argeleb II]] of [[Arthedain]], in whose realm it lay. This was the land that was to become known as [[the Shire]].<ref name="hobbits"/>


After this the Fallohides mixed more and more with the Harfoots and later the Stoors, until the three Hobbit races became one.
As the centuries passed, the three distinct strains of the Hobbits gradually began to disappear as they mingled with one another in the Shire. Nonetheless, Fallohides were long found as chieftains among Stoor and Harfoot clans, and there were families that retained a strong line of Fallohidish blood (and the impetuosity that went with it). At the time of the [[War of the Ring]], the Fallohidish line was still well represented in the families of the [[Took Family|Tooks]], the [[Bolger Family|Bolgers]] and the [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybucks]].<ref name="hobbits"/>


The influental [[Took]] clan had distinct Fallohide traces both in appearance and character, as did the ''Oldbuck'' and later [[Brandybuck]] clan. Both [[Bilbo Baggins]] and [[Frodo Baggins]] were part Fallohide, due to their Took mothers.
In some old families, especially those of Fallohide origin, it was the custom to give high-sounding first-names such as [[Isengrim (disambiguation)|Isengrim]].<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref>


Other famous Fallohides included Bandobras [[Bullroarer Took]], who slew an [[Orcs|Orc]] leader, and [[Peregrin Took]] as son of the [[Thain]] was a Fallohide.
==Etymology==
''Fallohide'' is a translation of an archaic [[Hobbitish]] word.


[[Category:Hobbits]]
The word derived from the archaic English words ''fallow'', meaning "pale, yellowish" (not now in use, except in "fallow deer"), and ''hide'' (which is no longer applied to human skin). In modern English, ''Fallohide'' would be rendered as 'Paleskin'.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 757</ref>
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[[Category:Races of Hobbits]]
[[Category:Fallohides]]
[[de:Falbhäute]]
[[fr:encyclo/peuples/hobbits/pales]]
[[fi:Helokesit]]

Latest revision as of 02:06, 19 February 2021

Fallohides
People
Lidia Postma - Hobbits comparison.jpg
Hobbits comparison by Lidia Postma
General Information
LocationsUpper Anduin, Bree, The Shire
LanguagesHobbitish, Westron
MembersMarcho, Blanco, the Bolgers, the Tooks, the Brandybucks
Physical Description
Lifespanc. 96 years
DistinctionsLeast numerous of the three branches of hobbits, skilled in hunting and in language, more naturally adventurous than other hobbits
Average heightTaller than the other hobbits
Hair colorFair
Skin colorFair

Fallohides were one of three original divisions of hobbit-kind, along with the Harfoots and Stoors. The Fallohides were the least numerous of the three branches, and originally roamed the northern parts of the Westlands.[1]

They were more friendly with Elves than the other Hobbits were, and had more skill in language and song than in handicrafts; and of old they preferred hunting to tilling.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

In appearance, Fallohides were taller and slimmer of build than the other Hobbits,[1] with some growing to four feet or more in height. Both their skin and their hair tended to be fair,[1] and no Fallohide ever grew a beard.

While the other two branches of hobbit-kind were pastoral and rustic in nature, the Fallohides retained a hunting tradition, and so were naturally bolder and more inquisitive than their relatives, but less gifted in the arts of farming and agriculture.[1]

As Fallohidish culture was much more open to outside influence than that of the Stoors or Harfoots, they were friendlier with the other races of Middle-earth than their cousins, especially with the Elves. This was consistent with their skill in both song and speech, and their love for trees and of woodlands.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

The Fallohides seem to have dwelt originally under the southern eaves of Greenwood. Then, in T.A. 1050, they flew the shadow and settled at the northern part of the River Anduin. But this migration was not enough to avoid the Shadow and one century after the Harfoots, the Fallohides deserted their northern homes in around T.A. 1150,[2] and crossed the Mountains to the north of Rivendell.[1]

The tribes of the Fallohidish Hobbits travelled slowly down the course of the Hoarwell, and westward across Eriador. They eventually join their cousins near Weathertop, where they mingled and where their adventurous and intrepid natures made them natural leaders of the other Hobbits they found there.[1] They migrated then with them into the region around Bree, in c.T.A. 1300.[2].

Three hundred years later (in the year T.A. 1601)[2], two Fallohide brothers, Marcho and Blanco, travelled westward again from Bree with their followers and crossed the Bridge of Stonebows (later the Brandywine Bridge). They settled in the empty land that they found there and were granted it by King Argeleb II of Arthedain, in whose realm it lay. This was the land that was to become known as the Shire.[1]

As the centuries passed, the three distinct strains of the Hobbits gradually began to disappear as they mingled with one another in the Shire. Nonetheless, Fallohides were long found as chieftains among Stoor and Harfoot clans, and there were families that retained a strong line of Fallohidish blood (and the impetuosity that went with it). At the time of the War of the Ring, the Fallohidish line was still well represented in the families of the Tooks, the Bolgers and the Brandybucks.[1]

In some old families, especially those of Fallohide origin, it was the custom to give high-sounding first-names such as Isengrim.[3]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Fallohide is a translation of an archaic Hobbitish word.

The word derived from the archaic English words fallow, meaning "pale, yellowish" (not now in use, except in "fallow deer"), and hide (which is no longer applied to human skin). In modern English, Fallohide would be rendered as 'Paleskin'.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 757
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