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'''Smials''' are the [[hobbit-holes]], inhabited by the well-to-do [[Hobbits]], luxurious versions of the simple diggings of old. They had rounded walls and branched to other rooms.
'''Smials''' were the [[hobbit-holes]], inhabited by the well-to-do [[Hobbits]], luxurious versions of the simple diggings of old. Their tunnels had rounded walls and branched to other rooms. However suitable sites for these large and ramifying tunnels were not everywhere to be found and many Hobbits lived in wood, brick or stone houses. The poorest, however, went on living in burrows of the most primitive kind with only one window or none.<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref>
 
However suitable sites for these large and ramifying tunnels were not everywhere to be found and many lived in wood, brick or stone houses. The poorest, however, went on living in burrows of the most primitive kind with only one window or none.


The [[Great Smials]] of [[Tuckborough]] were large enough to have room for a hundred Hobbits.
The [[Great Smials]] of [[Tuckborough]] were large enough to have room for a hundred Hobbits.
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==In real world==
==In real world==
"Smial" is a term used by [[Tolkien fan]]s to refer to divisions of Tolkien Societies.
"Smial" is a term used by [[Tolkien fan]]s to refer to divisions of Tolkien Societies.
==References==
 
*[[The Lord of the Rings]], ''Prologue, 1. Concerning Hobbits.''
==See also==
==See also==
* [[The Tolkien Society#Smials|Smials associated with The Tolkien Society]]
* [[The Tolkien Society#Smials|Smials associated with The Tolkien Society]]
 
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Revision as of 22:56, 14 June 2011

Smials were the hobbit-holes, inhabited by the well-to-do Hobbits, luxurious versions of the simple diggings of old. Their tunnels had rounded walls and branched to other rooms. However suitable sites for these large and ramifying tunnels were not everywhere to be found and many Hobbits lived in wood, brick or stone houses. The poorest, however, went on living in burrows of the most primitive kind with only one window or none.[1]

The Great Smials of Tuckborough were large enough to have room for a hundred Hobbits.

Etymology

The word smial is an invention of Tolkien based on the Old English word smygel. Smial is a translation of the Hobbitish word trân (Rohirric trahan "burrow").

The names Smaug and Sméagol are related.

In real world

"Smial" is a term used by Tolkien fans to refer to divisions of Tolkien Societies.

See also

References