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Hobbits
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Hobbits are a diminutive race that inhabit the lands of Middle-earth. Known as "Halflings" to most and "Periannath" by the Elves, the word "Hobbit" is derived from the name "Holbytlan" which means "hole-dwellers" in the tongue of the Rohirrim (represented by Old English).
Hobbits first appeared in the book The Hobbit, in which the main protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, is a hobbit. The main protagonist of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo Baggins, is a hobbit, as are his friends and co-protagonists, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck. Frodo was Bilbo's "first and second cousin once removed either way" the two regarded each other as uncle and nephew. Hobbits are also briefly mentioned in The Silmarillion.
According to the author, Hobbits are a "variety" or separate "branch" of the race of Men, but they consider themselves a separate race. At the time of the events in The Lord of the Rings, they lived in the Shire and in Bree in the north west of Middle-earth.