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== Life and Culture ==

== Life and Culture ==

Hobbits are a peaceful people and lead a simple, pre-industrial lifestyle. They live in the land which they call [[Shire (Middle-earth)|The Shire]], and also in the land [[Bree (Middle-earth)|Bree]], both situated in Eriador in northwestern Middle-earth.  

Hobbits are a peaceful people and lead a simple, pre-industrial lifestyle. They live in the land which they call [[Shire (Middle-earth)|The Shire]], and also in [[Breeland]], both situated in Eriador in northwestern Middle-earth.  

The traditional housing of Hobbits is the "hobbit-hole", or '''''smial''''', which is made up of a long hallway with rooms on both sides, built into a hill. Late in the Third Age these were mostly replaced in favour of single-story houses above ground; only the richer classes and the poor kept living in the traditional ''smials''. A notable feature of hobbit architecture are the round doors and windows.

The traditional housing of Hobbits is the "hobbit-hole", or '''''smial''''', which is made up of a long hallway with rooms on both sides, built into a hill. Late in the Third Age these were mostly replaced in favour of single-story houses above ground; only the richer classes and the poor kept living in the traditional ''smials''. A notable feature of hobbit architecture are the round doors and windows.

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