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The '''Stoors''' are one of the three races of [[Hobbit]]s.
[[File:Lidia Postma - Hobbits comparison.jpg|thumb|The three branches of the Hobbits, portrayed by Lidia Postma]]
The '''Stoors''' were one of the three breeds of [[Hobbits]].


In their earliest recorded history the Stoors, like the other Hobbits, lived in the Vale of [[Anduin]]. They were a riverside people that dwelt in the [[Gladden Fields]], and were fishermen. They were broader in build than the other Hobbits, and had large hands and feet. Among the Hobbits, the Stoors most resembled [[Men|Humans]].
In their earliest recorded history the Stoors, like the other Hobbits, lived in the [[Vales of Anduin]]. They were a riverside people that dwelt in the [[Gladden Fields]], and were fishermen.<ref name="Hobbits">{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref>
==Characteristics==
They were heavier and broader in build than the other Hobbits, and had large hands and feet. Among the Hobbits, the Stoors most resembled [[Men]] and were most friendly to them. Stoors were the only Hobbits who normally grew facial hair.  


Stoors were the only Hobbits who normally grew facial hair. A habit which set them apart from the [[Harfoots]] who lived in the mountain foothills, and the [[Fallohides]] who lived in forests far to the north, was that many Stoors used boats, and could swim. They also wore boots.
A habit which set them apart from the [[Harfoots]] who lived in the mountain foothills, and the [[Fallohides]] who lived in forests far to the north, was that Stoors preferred flat lands and riversides. Only Stoors used boats, fished, and could swim. They also wore boots in muddy weather.


After the Harfoots had migrated westward, and the Fallohides followed them in 1150 of the [[Third Age]], the Stoors long remained in the vale of Anduin, but between 1150 and 1300 they, too migrated west. Unlike the other Hobbit-kinds they took the [[Redhorn Pass]], ending up in [[Eregion]] and [[Dunland]]. Some Stoors went to the Angle south of [[Rivendell]] and mingled with the Harfoots and Fallohides that lived there, but most settled in the [[Swanfleet]] near [[Tharbad]], which most resembled their old lands.
Stoorish characteristics and appearance remained among the Hobbits of the [[Eastfarthing]], [[Buckland]] (such as the [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybuck]]s) and the [[Bree-hobbits]].<ref name="Hobbits"/>


After 1300 when [[Angmar]] began t
The Stoors also had their [[Stoorish|own dialect]] of [[Hobbitish]], owing to the fact that they spent some time in [[Dunland]] and adopted many strange words and names which they took to [[the Shire]], and retained even until the late Third Age.
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o threaten [[Eriador]], many Stoors fled south to their kin in Dunland, where they became a woodland people. Some few returned to the vale of [[Anduin]] and resettled the [[Gladden Fields]], becoming the riverland people [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]]-Gollum belonged to. This is evident from [[Gandalf]]'s description ''I guess they were of hobbit-kind, akin to the fathers of the fathers of the Stoors'' in [[The Fellowship of the Ring]].
Some of these villages might have survived until the [[War of the Ring]], when they were sought out by the [[Ringwraiths]].


However, most Stoors fled to the north and west, ending up in the newly founded [[The Shire|Shire]] around 1630. There they mingled with the Harfoots and Fallohides, becoming the Shire-folk. The Hobbits of the ''South Farthing'' remained very Stoorish in appearance and character, as did some of the Hobbits of [[Bree]] and [[Buckland]]. The clan of the [[Brandybuck]]s had many Stoor elements.
==History==
The Stoors are believed to live in the southern vales of Anduin. During the Hobbit [[Wandering Days]], after the Harfoots had migrated westward in [[Third Age 1050]], and the Fallohides followed them [[Third Age 1150|about a century later]], the Stoors long remained back in the vale of Anduin, but between {{TA|1150|}} and {{TA|1300|n}} they, too migrated west.<ref name="ThirdAge">{{App|TA}}</ref>


Unlike the other Hobbit-kinds they took the [[Redhorn Pass]] and followed a southern root, where many Stoors branched off and moved south to the [[Angle (Eriador)|Angle]] of [[Eriador]] of Eriador south of [[Rivendell]] and mingled with the Harfoots and Fallohides that lived there; but most went to [[Dunland]] ([[Swanfleet]] near [[Tharbad]]) which most resembled their old lands. There they came into contact with the [[Dunlendings]].  This contact altered their speech slightly, mostly by picking up a few Dunlending words.
A hundred years later [[Angmar]] began to threaten Eriador and many Stoors of the Angle fled south to their kin in Dunland where they became a woodland people;<ref>{{App|Eriador}}</ref> others returned to  [[Rhovanion]] and settled the [[Gladden Fields]], becoming riverland people [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] belonged to (c. {{TA|2430}}). There they had a matriarchal society<ref>{{FR|I2}}</ref>. What became of those Stoors and whether they rejoined their folk in Eriador, no history tells.
The Stoors of Dunland moved back north to join the other Hobbits in colonizing the Shire about {{TA|1630}} and settled mostly in the [[Eastfarthing]] and [[Southfarthing]].  The result was that places that were settled by Stoors have some slight linguistic oddities due to their time of separation and contact with the Dunlendings.  The three original Hobbit-kinds merged and blended in the centuries since the settlement of the Shire, but regional variations remained.<ref name="Hobbits"/>
Some of these villages might have survived until the [[War of the Ring]], when they were sought out by the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]].<ref>{{UT|Hunt}}</ref>
However, most Stoors fled to the north and west, ending up in the newly founded [[The Shire|Shire]] around {{TA|1630|n}}.<ref name="ThirdAge"/> There they mingled with the Harfoots and Fallohides, becoming the Shire-folk however they predominantly stayed in [[Eastfarthing]] and then migrated to [[Buckland]].
==Etymology==
''Stoor'' is supposed to be a special [[Hobbitish]] word that did not exist in [[Westron]] during the [[War of the Ring]].
Early English ''stor, stoor'' means "large, strong", referring to the fact that these Hobbits were of heavier build.
==External links==
*[http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2013/02/06/where-did-gollums-people-come-from/ Where Did Gollum’s People Come From?] by [[Michael Martinez]]
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Revision as of 13:11, 9 December 2014

The three branches of the Hobbits, portrayed by Lidia Postma

The Stoors were one of the three breeds of Hobbits.

In their earliest recorded history the Stoors, like the other Hobbits, lived in the Vales of Anduin. They were a riverside people that dwelt in the Gladden Fields, and were fishermen.[1]

Characteristics

They were heavier and broader in build than the other Hobbits, and had large hands and feet. Among the Hobbits, the Stoors most resembled Men and were most friendly to them. Stoors were the only Hobbits who normally grew facial hair.

A habit which set them apart from the Harfoots who lived in the mountain foothills, and the Fallohides who lived in forests far to the north, was that Stoors preferred flat lands and riversides. Only Stoors used boats, fished, and could swim. They also wore boots in muddy weather.

Stoorish characteristics and appearance remained among the Hobbits of the Eastfarthing, Buckland (such as the Brandybucks) and the Bree-hobbits.[1]

The Stoors also had their own dialect of Hobbitish, owing to the fact that they spent some time in Dunland and adopted many strange words and names which they took to the Shire, and retained even until the late Third Age.

History

The Stoors are believed to live in the southern vales of Anduin. During the Hobbit Wandering Days, after the Harfoots had migrated westward in Third Age 1050, and the Fallohides followed them about a century later, the Stoors long remained back in the vale of Anduin, but between T.A. 1150 and 1300 they, too migrated west.[2]

Unlike the other Hobbit-kinds they took the Redhorn Pass and followed a southern root, where many Stoors branched off and moved south to the Angle of Eriador of Eriador south of Rivendell and mingled with the Harfoots and Fallohides that lived there; but most went to Dunland (Swanfleet near Tharbad) which most resembled their old lands. There they came into contact with the Dunlendings. This contact altered their speech slightly, mostly by picking up a few Dunlending words.

A hundred years later Angmar began to threaten Eriador and many Stoors of the Angle fled south to their kin in Dunland where they became a woodland people;[3] others returned to Rhovanion and settled the Gladden Fields, becoming riverland people Déagol and Sméagol belonged to (c. T.A. 2430). There they had a matriarchal society[4]. What became of those Stoors and whether they rejoined their folk in Eriador, no history tells.

The Stoors of Dunland moved back north to join the other Hobbits in colonizing the Shire about T.A. 1630 and settled mostly in the Eastfarthing and Southfarthing. The result was that places that were settled by Stoors have some slight linguistic oddities due to their time of separation and contact with the Dunlendings. The three original Hobbit-kinds merged and blended in the centuries since the settlement of the Shire, but regional variations remained.[1]

Some of these villages might have survived until the War of the Ring, when they were sought out by the Ringwraiths.[5]

However, most Stoors fled to the north and west, ending up in the newly founded Shire around 1630.[2] There they mingled with the Harfoots and Fallohides, becoming the Shire-folk however they predominantly stayed in Eastfarthing and then migrated to Buckland.

Etymology

Stoor is supposed to be a special Hobbitish word that did not exist in Westron during the War of the Ring.

Early English stor, stoor means "large, strong", referring to the fact that these Hobbits were of heavier build.

External links

References