Changes

== Appearance ==

== Appearance ==

Hobbits appear as small humans, between two and four foot tall. They have furry hair on the top of their feet and leathery soles, making shoes unnessecary. They also have slightly pointed ears. Male hobbits do not grow beards. Hobbits have a longer lifespan than humans, many hobbits reaching the age of 100.<ref>J. R. R. Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings'', Prologue: Concerning Hobbits, and other matters</ref>  

Hobbits appear as small humans, between two and four foot tall. They have furry hair on the top of their feet and leathery soles, making shoes unnessecary. They also have slightly pointed ears. Male hobbits do not grow beards. Hobbits have a longer lifespan than humans, many hobbits reaching the age of 100.<ref name="prologue">J. R. R. Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings'', Prologue: Concerning Hobbits, and other matters</ref>  

== 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 [[Breeland]], 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.<ref>J. R. R. Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings'', Prologue: Concerning Hobbits, and other matters</ref>  

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.<ref name="prologue" />  

Hobbits use the [[Shire Calendar]], and the [[Shire Reckoning]] to count the years, beginning with the colonisation of the Shire in [[Third Age (Middle-earth)|T.A.]] 1601.<ref>J. R. R. Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings'', Appendix D</ref>

Hobbits use the [[Shire Calendar]], and the [[Shire Reckoning]] to count the years, beginning with the colonisation of the Shire in [[Third Age (Middle-earth)|T.A.]] 1601.<ref>J. R. R. Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings'', Appendix D</ref>