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'''Halflings''' was a name for [[Hobbits]] used by [[Men]]; it was originally given to them by the tall [[Dúnedain]]. Though the Dúnedain had diminished in stature since the line of kings failed, at their greatest the had stood two [[rangar]] tall, making the average Hobbit about half their height. The name was still used by [[Gondorians]] in the [[Third Age]].
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'''Halflings''' was a name for [[Hobbits]] used by [[Men]]; it was originally given to them by the tall [[Dúnedain]] who had stood two [[Ranga|rangar]] tall, making the average Hobbit about half their height. The term first applied to the [[Harfoots]] who became known in [[Arnor]] around {{TA|1050}} and later to the [[Fallohides]] and the [[Stoors]].<ref name=linear>{{UT|Linear}}</ref>


The name "Halfling" is a translation from the [[Westron]] ''[[banakil]]'' which means "half-man". It was translated into both [[Sindarin]] and [[Quenya]] as '''Perian'''.  
The name was used by [[Gondorians]] in the [[Third Age]], which they learned from their [[Dúnedain of Arnor|northern cousins]] although they knew them only by name; they never had seen a halfling, until [[Peregrin Took]] became the first who visited [[Minas Tirith]]. By the [[War of the Ring]] however, the Gondorians were shorter than their ancestors since the line of the Kings ended, and the halflings were more than half of their height.<ref name=linear/>
==Etymology==
The name "Halfling" is a translation from the [[Westron]] ''[[banakil]]'' which means "half-man". It was translated into both [[Sindarin]] and [[Quenya]] as '''[[Perian]]'''.<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref>


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Main article: Hobbits

Halflings was a name for Hobbits used by Men; it was originally given to them by the tall Dúnedain who had stood two rangar tall, making the average Hobbit about half their height. The term first applied to the Harfoots who became known in Arnor around T.A. 1050 and later to the Fallohides and the Stoors.[1]

The name was used by Gondorians in the Third Age, which they learned from their northern cousins although they knew them only by name; they never had seen a halfling, until Peregrin Took became the first who visited Minas Tirith. By the War of the Ring however, the Gondorians were shorter than their ancestors since the line of the Kings ended, and the halflings were more than half of their height.[1]

Etymology

The name "Halfling" is a translation from the Westron banakil which means "half-man". It was translated into both Sindarin and Quenya as Perian.[2]

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