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| dominions=[[Vales of Anduin]], [[Bree]], [[The Shire]] | | dominions=[[Vales of Anduin]], [[Bree]], [[The Shire]] | ||
| languages=[[Hobbitish]] | | languages=[[Hobbitish]] | ||
| height= | | height=Shorter than the other Hobbits | ||
| length= | | length= | ||
| skincolor= | | skincolor=Browner skin | ||
| haircolor= | | haircolor= | ||
| feathers= | | feathers= | ||
| distinctions= | | distinctions=Most common and typical of all the kinds of the Hobbits; shorter and smaller than the other breeds; browner of skin; had no beards; did not wear any footwear | ||
| lifespan=c. 96 years | | lifespan=c. 96 years | ||
| members= | | members=Most of the folk of [[The Shire]] | ||
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'''Harfoots''' are one of the three breeds of [[Hobbits]]. The Harfoots were the most common and typical of the kinds. | '''Harfoots''' are one of the three breeds of [[Hobbits]]. The Harfoots were the most common and typical of the kinds. | ||
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''Harfoots'' means "one with hairy feet", and is a translation of an archaic [[Hobbitish]] form of an old [[Westron]] name. | ''Harfoots'' means "one with hairy feet", and is a translation of an archaic [[Hobbitish]] form of an old [[Westron]] name. | ||
The | The word is supposed to represent archaic English ''hǣr-fōt > herfoot > harfoot''. | ||
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted that Modern English ''hair'', though related, is not a direct descendant of [[Old English]] ''hǣr, hēr'' and therefore *"hairfoot" would not be a faithful translation.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 759</ref><ref group="note">However, [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hair Wiktionary] shows ''hair'' as derived directly from ''hǣr''.</ref> | [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted that Modern English ''hair'', though related, is not a direct descendant of [[Old English]] ''hǣr, hēr'' and therefore *"hairfoot" would not be a faithful translation.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 759</ref><ref group="note">However, [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hair Wiktionary] shows ''hair'' as derived directly from ''hǣr''.</ref> | ||
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| The Harfoots | |
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| People | |
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| General Information | |
| Members | Most of the folk of The Shire |
| Physical Description | |
| Lifespan | c. 96 years |
| Distinctions | Most common and typical of all the kinds of the Hobbits; shorter and smaller than the other breeds; browner of skin; had no beards; did not wear any footwear |
| Average height | Shorter than the other Hobbits |
Harfoots are one of the three breeds of Hobbits. The Harfoots were the most common and typical of the kinds.
Nature
They were shorter and smaller than the other breeds, browner of skin, had no beards, and did not wear any footwear. They lived in holes they called smials, a habit which they long preserved.
The Harfoots liked highlands and hillsides, and were accustomed to living underground longer. They were also on very friendly terms with the Dwarves, who travelled through the High Pass on the Great Road.[1]
History
In their earliest known history the Harfoots lived in the lower foothills of the Misty Mountains in the Vales of Anduin, in an area roughly bounded by the Gladden River in the south and the small forested region where later was the Eagle's Eyrie near the High Pass to the north.
They were the first to migrate westward into Eriador, beginning thus the Wandering Days of the Hobbit peoples[1]. They were first recorded in Arnorian records around T.A. 1050 and it was to them that the name Periannath (Halflings) was first applied by the Dúnedain of Arnor.
They tended to settle down for long times, and founded numerous villages as far as Weathertop. By the 1300s of the Third Age they had reached Bree, which long was the most western village of any Hobbits.[2]
The Harfoots were joined between T.A. 1150 and T.A. 1300 by the Fallohides and some Stoors. The Harfoots took Fallohides, a bolder breed, as their leaders.
When The Shire was colonized in Third Age 1601 most of its people were Harfoots.[1]
Etymology
Harfoots means "one with hairy feet", and is a translation of an archaic Hobbitish form of an old Westron name.
The word is supposed to represent archaic English hǣr-fōt > herfoot > harfoot.
Tolkien noted that Modern English hair, though related, is not a direct descendant of Old English hǣr, hēr and therefore *"hairfoot" would not be a faithful translation.[3][note 1]
Notes
- ↑ However, Wiktionary shows hair as derived directly from hǣr.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 759
