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| name=Harfoots | |||
| image=[[File:Lidia Postma - Hobbits comparison.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption=Hobbits by Lidia Postma | |||
| pronun= | |||
| othernames= | |||
| origin=A group of [[Hobbits]] | |||
| location=[[Vales of Anduin]], [[Bree]], [[The Shire]] | |||
| affiliation= | |||
| rivalry= | |||
| language=[[Hobbitish]], [[Westron]] | |||
| members= | |||
| lifespan=c. 96 years | |||
| distinctions= | |||
| height=Shorter than the other Hobbits | |||
| hair=No beards | |||
| skin=Browner than the other Hobbits | |||
| clothing=No footwear | |||
| weapons= | |||
}} | |||
'''Harfoots''' are one of the three breeds of [[Hobbits]]. The Harfoots were the most common and typical of the kinds.<ref name="Hobbits"/> | |||
== | ==Characteristics== | ||
They were browner of skin | They were shorter and smaller than the other breeds, browner of skin, had no beards, and did not wear any footwear; Their hands and feet were neat and nimble. They liked highlands and hillsides, and lived in holes they called ''[[smials]]'', a habit which they long preserved. They were accustomed to settle in one place longer.<ref name="Hobbits"/> | ||
They were also on very friendly terms with the [[Dwarves]], who travelled through the [[High Pass]] on the [[Great Road]].<ref name="Hobbits">{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> | |||
== 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<ref name="Hobbits"/>. They were first recorded in [[Arnor|Arnorian]] records around {{TA|1050}} and it was to them that the name ''[[Perian|Periannath]]'' ([[Halflings]]) was first applied by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]]. | |||
When [[The Shire]] was colonized in | They tended to settle down for long times, and founded numerous villages{{fact}} as far as [[Weathertop]] while at the same time their kin were still back in the Vales.<ref name="Hobbits"/> By the 1300s of the [[Third Age]] they had reached [[Bree]], which long was the most western village of any Hobbits.<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> | ||
The Harfoots were joined between {{TA|1150}} and {{TA|1300}} by the [[Fallohides]]. The Harfoots took Fallohides, a bolder breed, as their leaders. | |||
When [[The Shire|the Shire]] was colonized in {{TA|1601}}, most of its people were Harfoots.<ref name="Hobbits"/> | |||
== 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''. | |||
[[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> | |||
== Portrayal in adaptations == | |||
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Malva Meadowgrass, Sadoc Burrows, and Marigold Brandyfoot.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Malva Meadowgrass]], [[Sadoc Burrows]], and [[Marigold Brandyfoot]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'']] | |||
===Television=== | |||
'''2022: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'':''' | |||
:The Harfoots are portrayed as ancient halfling travelers of highlands and hillsides. Harfoots dwell within portable homes in a caravan that could blend into the natural environment. They delighted in parties, coming up with the traditional Harvest Festival to prepare for their migrations from one seasonal haven to another. The Harfoots utilize symbols within a pictographic writing system to produce meanings and note natural rhymes and tabulations to prepare for migrations. Each Harfoot caravan has a Trailfinder who leads them. Trailfinders utilize a Star-book inherited through generations to aid their caravan on the safest course in each migration. During migrations, the Harfoots carry their most valuable possessions inside carts. If a Harfoot falls behind, the caravan moves on without them, instead taking them with only in spirit, in essence, abandoning them to die or be "decaravanned". In addition, Harfoots can also be "decaravanned" by breaking the rules of the community. | |||
{{References|notes}} | |||
[[Category:Races of Hobbits]] | [[Category:Races of Hobbits]] | ||
[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
[[de:Harfüße]] | [[de:Harfüße]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/peuples/hobbits/pieds_velus]] | [[fr:encyclo/peuples/hobbits/pieds_velus]] | ||
[[fi:Karvajalat]] | [[fi:Karvajalat]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:22, 4 December 2022
| Harfoots | |
|---|---|
| People | |
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| Hobbits by Lidia Postma | |
| General Information | |
| Origins | A group of Hobbits |
| Locations | Vales of Anduin, Bree, The Shire |
| Languages | Hobbitish, Westron |
| Physical Description | |
| Lifespan | c. 96 years |
| Average height | Shorter than the other Hobbits |
| Hair color | No beards |
| Skin color | Browner than the other Hobbits |
| Clothing | No footwear |
Harfoots are one of the three breeds of Hobbits. The Harfoots were the most common and typical of the kinds.[1]
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
They were shorter and smaller than the other breeds, browner of skin, had no beards, and did not wear any footwear; Their hands and feet were neat and nimble. They liked highlands and hillsides, and lived in holes they called smials, a habit which they long preserved. They were accustomed to settle in one place longer.[1]
They were also on very friendly terms with the Dwarves, who travelled through the High Pass on the Great Road.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
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[source?] as far as Weathertop while at the same time their kin were still back in the Vales.[1] 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. The Harfoots took Fallohides, a bolder breed, as their leaders.
When the Shire was colonized in T.A. 1601, most of its people were Harfoots.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
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]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
_-_Malva_Meadowgrass,_Sadoc_Burrows,_and_Marigold_Brandyfoot.jpg)
Television[edit | edit source]
2022: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power:
- The Harfoots are portrayed as ancient halfling travelers of highlands and hillsides. Harfoots dwell within portable homes in a caravan that could blend into the natural environment. They delighted in parties, coming up with the traditional Harvest Festival to prepare for their migrations from one seasonal haven to another. The Harfoots utilize symbols within a pictographic writing system to produce meanings and note natural rhymes and tabulations to prepare for migrations. Each Harfoot caravan has a Trailfinder who leads them. Trailfinders utilize a Star-book inherited through generations to aid their caravan on the safest course in each migration. During migrations, the Harfoots carry their most valuable possessions inside carts. If a Harfoot falls behind, the caravan moves on without them, instead taking them with only in spirit, in essence, abandoning them to die or be "decaravanned". In addition, Harfoots can also be "decaravanned" by breaking the rules of the community.
Notes
- ↑ However, Wiktionary shows hair as derived directly from hǣr.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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
