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2. The Hobbit - Wikipedia

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   The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien.It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction.

3. List of The Hobbit characters - Wikipedia

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   Their quest in The Hobbit is the main impetus of the plot. [a] Their quest was joined by Bilbo Baggins (the titular hobbit) and occasionally by the wizard Gandalf. Tolkien took the names of Gandalf and 12 of the 13 dwarves – excluding Balin – from the Old Norse Völuspá. [6] [7] The Royal House of Durin:

4. J. R. R. Tolkien - Wikipedia

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   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (/ ˈ r uː l ˈ t ɒ l k iː n /, [a] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist.He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

5. 42 years ago today, 'Lord of the Rings' creator, J.R.R ... - AOL

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   Forty-two years ago today on September 2, 1973, the world lost literary great J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the famed "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" series. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on ...

6. The Hobbit (film series) - Wikipedia

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   The Hobbit is a series of three fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. ... The films are based on J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, ...

7. Hobbit - Wikipedia

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   T 19] Shippey described hobbit culture, complete with tobacco and potatoes, [23] as a "creative anachronism" on Tolkien's part. [24] In his view, anachronism is the "essential function" of hobbits, enabling Tolkien to "bridge the gap" by mediating between readers' lives in the modern world and the dangerous ancient world of Middle-earth.

8. Now you can visit a real-life ‘Hobbit Hole’ in New Zealand

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   And while the home of the Hobbits was the product of author J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination – and therefore sadly off limits to tourists – the Hobbiton Movie Set provides a pretty good substitute.

9. Where did the ‘hobbit’ humans come from? New ... - AOL

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   But a new revelation sheds more light on how the diminutive human — nicknamed hobbit after J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional characters — might have evolved. ... And the newly studied fossils ...