What the hell is Frodo Baggins?

Some kind of fuckin' monkey?

Hobbits are between two to four feet tall, the average height being 3 feet 6 inches, with slightly pointed ears<1> and oversized furry feet with leathery soles, resulting in most never wearing shoes. They are fond of an unadventurous bucolic life of farming, eating, and socializing. Living rather longer than humans, Hobbits can sometimes live for up to 130 years (with 100 years average). The time at which a young Hobbit "comes of age" is 33, as compared to the human 21 years. Thus a 70 year old Hobbit would only be middle-aged. Hobbits also like to drink ale in inns, not unlike the English countryfolk, who were Tolkien's inspiration. We can also see that in the name Tolkien chose for the part of Middle-earth where the Hobbits live: "The Shire" is clearly reminiscent of the English county names (e.g., Lancashire, Shropshire — see English Shire).

(Mealtimes, at least according to Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, consist at least of the seven meals known as breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner and supper. Tolkien did say that Hobbits eat "at least six meals a day when they can get it", but he didn't give their names.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbits Didn't mean to make trouble for Skinner.

Loved them, but moved on. My ex introduced them to our son, who waded through the Silmarillion, and loved every minute of it. I just bookmarked both links for him. Thank you.

and have probably reread them half a dozen times, most recently just before the films were released. I must say that the books bear up quite well under repeated readings. I always seem to find something new.

The Encyclopedia of Arda is a terrific resource:
http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.asp

For lack of anything better. Most voracious readers will back me up on the dearth of good books in the late 60's and early 70's. By the 80's I had read them too many times. On the other hand my then husband had just found them, and when we divorced, started reading them to our kids at bed time at his house. My daughter liked the stories with Dad, but my son became enthralled. Ask him anything, and he will quote you chapter and verse.

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Must be. Frodo is the man, oops, I mean Hobbit.

Just felt like saying that.