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'''Little Folk''' was a term for the [[Hobbits]], especially the '''[[Bree-hobbits]]''' (q.v.), contrasting them to the [[Men of Bree|Men]] (the [[Big Folk]]) as the two races live together in [[Bree-land]].<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref> | '''Little Folk''' was a term for the [[Hobbits]], especially the '''[[Bree-hobbits]]''' (q.v.), contrasting them to the [[Men of Bree|Men]] (the [[Big Folk]]) as the two races live together in [[Bree-land]].<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref> | ||
At other points, [[Boromir]]<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref><ref>{{FR|II5}}</ref> and [[Celeborn]]<ref>{{FR|Mirror}}</ref> referred to the Hobbits of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] as "little folk", and thus it may be assumed was in common use | At other points, [[Boromir]]<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref><ref>{{FR|II5}}</ref> and [[Celeborn]]<ref>{{FR|Mirror}}</ref> referred to the Hobbits of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] as "little folk". [[Treebeard]]<ref>{{TT|Treebeard}}</ref> and [[Sharkey]]'s [[Ruffians]]<ref>{{RK|Scouring}}</ref> also referred to the [[Halflings]] in general as such, and thus it may be assumed that the term was in common use. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:23, 9 March 2016
Little Folk was a term for the Hobbits, especially the Bree-hobbits (q.v.), contrasting them to the Men (the Big Folk) as the two races live together in Bree-land.[1]
At other points, Boromir[2][3] and Celeborn[4] referred to the Hobbits of the Fellowship of the Ring as "little folk". Treebeard[5] and Sharkey's Ruffians[6] also referred to the Halflings in general as such, and thus it may be assumed that the term was in common use.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Mirror of Galadriel"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Treebeard"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire"
