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Hobbits make their mysterious appearance in the early portion of the Third Age, but not in the land we know as the Shire. In this video, we will track their origins and travels from the Vales of Anduin, while covering the three branches of the hobbits: the Harfoots, Fallohides, and Stoors. We will highlight their distinctives and how their unique characteristics lived on to their descendants like Bilbo, Merry, and Pippin!
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@NerdoftheRings 2 года назад

How are you feeling about hobbits potentially appearing in the LOTRonPrime show? Does this mean we will be seeing Third Age events? Or do you think they're bringing hobbits into the Second Age?

@londonambulanceservice398 2 года назад

Not bothered tbh, also hi. Love your videos!

@cicknobb5321 2 года назад

I'm a little worried. I was hoping that they don't add anything that tolkien didn't

@TheCinderestBlockAround 2 года назад

I really hope they won’t bring hobbits into the second age, that’s too big of a change

@urbanmyth169 2 года назад

Provides an anchor for those not super familiar with the larger narrative, as long as they do it in a way that fits and doesn’t try to insert them into the dealings of elves and men too much

@best_Dave_ever 2 года назад

I think they will bring Hobbits to the SA and I am not pleased about that

@moash2518 2 года назад

Missed the perfect opportunity to name the video "Concerning Hobbits"

@zarrowthehorse 2 года назад

I feel like that would have been cliche

@DezMarivette 2 года назад

Moash you make such good points!

@cindyknudson2715 2 года назад

I feel that would have been fun. 🙂

@MemphiStig Год назад

I feel like that would have violated copyrights.

@alecgeist1902 Год назад

@@MemphiStig After this long? I think it's common knowledge at this point: carry on.

@benthornhill7903 Год назад

Sam Gamgee is without rival in my book. Courageous, humble, innocent, loyal to the end. Absolute legend.

@asifhussain3515 Год назад

Aye My Brother, Samwise Gamgee the giga chad...

@maximvs272 5 месяцев назад

@@asifhussain3515 wouldn't be so sure about the "giga-" part...

@pourdakoolaid Месяц назад

Sam’s best moment will forever getting over his fear to ask the girl out after fighting a spider meeting other beings traveling to Mordor he finally got the courage to finish the final boss which was talk to his dream girl that moment will forever make me break

@lochlanmckee7991 2 года назад

I like a lot of hobbits for different reasons, but Bilbo leaving passive aggressive notes on items he was giving away after he left, really secured his spot as my favourite.

@tiggergolah 2 года назад

What you call passive aggressive is simply the wonderfully subtle British style of insulting someone while remaining, by the letter, completely courteous or even complimentary. The best example in Tolkien's writing might be “I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”

@azidal3755 2 года назад

I still love the fact that when Frodo moved out of Hobbiton he left the dirty dishes for Mrs Sackville-Baggins.

@AlphaQHard 2 года назад

@@azidal3755 She implied Sam’s family would be willing to rob her home overnight. I dont blame him

@azidal3755 2 года назад

@@AlphaQHard I thought it was more that she thought Frodo would take stuff with him even though he sold it to her. Either way I don't blame them either.

@AlphaQHard 2 года назад

@@azidal3755 She came over to check the inventory to make sure Frodo didnt steal anything while he was still there with his friends having tea, youre right. But while they were departing from the shire frodo left the keys with the Gaffer for lobelia to pick up the following day, since the sale of bag end didnt go into effect until midnight. She insinuated that she didnt trust the gamgee’s, hence why frodo didnt offer her any tea, took the wine, and left the dirty dishes. Frodo was a savage

@UtahSustainGardening 2 года назад

Samwise is so much a favorite. Just a normal guy that does great deeds because he has to rather than wanting to. And of course, he was a great gardener!

@Kheni11 2 года назад

You simply can't go wrong with him, he's done way more than any other hobbit in history, except Bilbo perhaps. But his gentle nature was essential for the success of the downfall or Sauron.

@Jiblits007 2 года назад

Without him, Frodo would’ve never made it anywhere near mount doom. Merry and Pippin are still my favorites tho, I love The Friendship Onion.

@harrykeobounhom8356 2 года назад

His ability to appreciate the small good things in life while on a quest to save the world is what makes him my favorite character right now.

@Memeuniverse10 2 года назад

I also agreed with you because Sam has explore alot with frodo and also witness the mount doom

@jasonpjhemsley4476 2 года назад

“I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you”. Say no more.

@nategraham6946 Год назад

Hands down, Samwise the Gardener is the greatest Hobbit ever. A skilled gardener, obviously, but also loyal, brave, and a good rock, without which the quest to destroy the ring would have failed. He gave the blow that drove Shelob away, was a temporary ring bearer when he thought Shelob killed Frodo, but also one of the few people ever able to actually give the ring up, which is different from not taking it in the first place. He restored the Shire after the Scouring, and was the longest serving Mayor of the Shire.

@galactusholmes 11 месяцев назад

Agreed

@valentinkambushev4968 2 года назад

I like to think that the hobbits are Ilúvatar's attempt to combine the best of the elves, humans and dwarves.

@mk_6 2 года назад

That's a nice thought :)

@Suplex479 2 года назад

I don't think Iluvatar created hobbits, they evolved from humans naturally

@valentinkambushev4968 2 года назад

@@Suplex479 who said Ilúvatar didn't start their evolution? Think about it, evolution doesn't usually happen in Middle Earth and when it does it's usually due to Melkor's actions. And even when creatures evolve without Melkor's help they usually have minimal difficulty from their "source material" , like the petty-dwarves. But the humans and the hobbits are so different both physically and mentally, which leads me to believe that Ilúvatar was heavily involved in the hobbits' evolution.

@faustomadebr 2 года назад

@@valentinkambushev4968 There were different houses of men and they were different in many aways. It is just another mix of people, but a more "agressive" one. If it is a natural part of Creation, Eru would approve it, so there is no need to create them as he did with elves and men.

@Suplex479 2 года назад

@@valentinkambushev4968 we didn't see evolution happen because it's a very very long process, it doesn't mean evolution doesn't happen, Arda is supposed to be the past earth

@randyrobbins2664 2 года назад

Definitely Sam: that dude has never failed a saving throw against intimidation and literally puts Frodo on his back to carry him up a mountain

@JakeTheTrouserSnake 2 года назад

My man didn't NEED to be a ring bearer to affect the fate of all Arda, he was the only person to ever be a ring bearer-bearer 😂

@erickhart8046 2 года назад

Haha his will saves are on point too lol.

@BJETNT 2 года назад

Yeah he was an amazing guy! Not a bad bone in his body. He just wants to help. I have only met 2 or 3 people in 45 years like that. One is my best friend.

@EmblemParade 2 года назад

I've always had a soft spot for crotchety Farmer Maggot. Behind his gruff demeanor and stubbornness there was a tremendous insight. It's especially telling that Tom Bombadil thought highly of him.

@CannabisDreams 2 года назад

There was a time when Tom took a boat ride and the Hobbits tried to fill him full of arrows.

@jojobovine4279 2 года назад

Farmer Maggot is definitely the best Hobbit. Though my favorite is Rosie Cotton.

@TheSamwhyte 2 года назад

So, by association, you’re as special as Tom Bombadil too? Bit narcissistic to put yourself and Tom in same sentence (whether you mean to or not) 🤨

@CannabisDreams 2 года назад

@@TheSamwhyte please never speak in any thread I've spoken in again. You have now lost that privilege

@EmblemParade 2 года назад

@@TheSamwhyte Will the real Tom Bombadil please stand up?

@SnkrPrince 2 года назад

“It's like the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad has happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing this shadow, even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer. I know now folks in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding on to something. That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for.” ― Samwise Gamgee

@glorideefaithperez2858 2 года назад

One of the most inspiring speeches in film history.

@mr.olorinthemaia 2 года назад

This is what keeps me alive.

@kendallsmith1458 Год назад

@@glorideefaithperez2858 !? what film?

@BattleToads 2 года назад

Elves, Men, and Dwarves, with all their grandiosities, conquests, wars, empires and death... Meanwhile the hobbits are living in pure bliss in their beautiful shire. The hobbits live close to each other in humble, yet comfortable dwellings. They don't build massive castles or go to war for their aspirations. They are perfectly happy right where they are. I feel like this is what Tolkien is tell us with the hobbits.

@maxion5109 2 года назад

True but Tolkien wasn't shy to point out their narrow-mindedness sometimes because they are kind of supposed to represent rustic English people with a small reach of imagination. And the Shire wasn't really meant to be a thought of as a complete utopia either illustrated in the last chapters of the Lotr. Certainly not a place of pure bliss which was free of any malcontent or ill will if that's what you meant by it, maybe i misunderstood. Tolkien also emphasizes ennoblement in the characters of Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin through their journeys and struggles, so they become more noble and virtuous by the end, in contrast to the folk they meet back home. Tolkien himself resonated a lot with the Hobbit lifestyle though and that simple life can be seen as a virtue in itself no doubt. But he simply wasn't interested in utopias in fiction.

@Turamwdd 2 года назад

Tolkien also mentions that the Hobbits were allowed to live in this blissful way because the kingdom of Arnor protected the Shire from external forces.

@Romczy 2 года назад

Remember hobbits can have their utopian life thanks to Dunedains, be it Arnorian kings or rangers later on.

@letsseepaulallenscard.6604 2 года назад

@@maxion5109 THIS is what Tolkien was trying to tell us. You got the point exactly right.

@steffanyschwartz7801 Год назад

There were some first age elven kingdoms like this. Look at almost all of Doriath, Himlad, Ossiriand, or a Edian kingdom like Brethil. They still had warriors but lived subtly

@Tom22AG 2 года назад

Merry. He seems to be as adventurous as Pippin without being impulsive, as loyal as Sam but not quite as dense

@dialaskisel5929 2 года назад

I low-key really love Merry (from the books, not the movies). Despite the movies portraying him as dumb and silly, in the books he is actually smart, responsible, level-headed, incredibly competent, and a loyal friend to Frodo. In many senses, he practically leads the party before Aragorn joins them in Bree, and even afterwards Aragorn seems to trust and rely on him more than the other hobbits. He also happens to stand up against the Witch King and, alongside Eowyn, manages to defeat one of the most powerful beings in Middle Earth.

@kendallsmith1458 Год назад

The movie did Merry & Pippen a great dis-service, as they both became valiant warriors and were key to the rescue of the Shire in the REAL ending.

@arefrigerator396 Год назад

I didn't see the movies portraying him as dumb. Was only small scenes with Pippin they'd have this wimsical silly moments

@Senovitj Год назад

How did you get the movie version to portray him as dumb and silly? Not my impression at all. I got the extended edition, so maybe your impression is due to the poor man's version.

@dre_ocean Год назад

I love Merry too!

@vicgrefer 10 месяцев назад

Merry is my favorite as well.

@elainekarlsson8384 Год назад

Pippin, without a doubt! His endearing combination of qualities wins my heart every time. The mischief and his naivety, jumping straight into things with a strong confidence that the universe would always catch him. Watching him grow and mature during his journey, but in the end never loosing his innocent qualities. 💕

@marypmarble Год назад

Samwise Gamgee, hands down. Frodo’s task would never have been successful without him. He is loyal, kind and brave, and selfless. I had already read LOTR several times in my teens (years before the movies were made), but my husband read it with me for the first time when I was pregnant with our second child, and first son. We’d been throwing around names for a while, but reading LOTR clenched it - our son, Sam, is now 22. ❤

@willaince7382 2 года назад

Bilbo is probably my favorite. He voluntarily gave up the one ring after holding on to it for such a long time. He was very smart using it. His act of mercy and pity toward Gollum as well as giving the Arkenstone to the men of lake town and Thranduil to ultimately save his friends even though he knew he would get in trouble over it with Thorin. And last but not least he volunteered to destroy the one ring.

@moonw5814 Год назад

Gandalf's interest in and respect for Hobbits dates from his experience with them in the Long Winter. They survived because they were willing to help each other. I think Tolkien made them the saviours of Middle Earth because of this: their compassion. Bilbo demonstrates this in his dealings with Gollum. Frodo too.

@Goodbutevilgenius Год назад

And now, the harfoots from RoP demonstrate some... great compassion.

@flaviapetrorossidefigueire6044 7 месяцев назад

Well every race in Tolkien books has their flaws, even the hobbita are mean, envy fake type of People sometimes, like lobelia on the books

@edwardokaa 2 года назад

I don't know about favourite but the most underrated hobbit is Fredegar Bolger. Knew his limitations, yet stayed at Crickhollow knowing that the nazgul were coming for him.

@Ellie_deMayo 2 года назад

Yo, Fatty is my man!

@Darrow1991 2 года назад

And when the time came, he was heroic. He took his life in his hands blowing the horn call of Buckland. He is one of my favourites for that reason.

@CommissarChaotic 2 года назад

@@Ellie_deMayo Well, not so Fatty after what happened...

@panhalt5604 Год назад

Scariest moment in middle earth history

@spanishflyftw7213 Год назад

@@CommissarChaotic we dont talk about that ..lol

@totallyrubbishstudios 2 года назад

Pippin Took, by far. I see so much of myself in him in that he is an undeniable impulsive screw-up, but sincerely tries to make up for his wrongs in best way he can. He is also very pure-hearted and cares a great lot for his friends. And would you look at how amazing he turned out to be in spite of his flaws- a knight of Gondor and eventually Thain of the Shire. A true Took indeed. I love him so much.

@Elizabeth-iz1bb Год назад

peregrin took is my favorite as well. same reason

@adminsucks8806 Год назад

Fool of a took!

@witchhazel4135 Год назад

Pippin was my favoriteI because I like how he still keeps a merry disposition despite Gandalf snipping at him regularly. How he became good friends with that boy in Minas Tirith was amusing too. He's just a basically happy person.

@AskMia411 Год назад

Same! Pippin, like Sam, is a bright point in the lives of those around him. He’s always looking to make people smile and give respite from the looming darkness. Even Denathor, in his despair and paranoia, was affected by Pippin’s light. It wasn’t enough to save Denathor, but given how far gone he was, it speaks volumes on Pippin’s character. Pippin also saves Faramir (another favorite) so Pippin gets a lot of points for that too. Also Billy Boyd is a highlight of the lotr films and was perfect for the role

@12classics39 3 месяца назад

Indeed. And his relationship with Gandalf is great; though he often annoys that poor wizard, there is obviously great affection between them, which only grows in Gondor. I like to imagine that during their goodbyes at the Grey Havens, Pippin must’ve been so sad at losing two of his dearest and most special friends, probably lowering his chin with tears, but then Gandalf gently raised his chin so they could make eye contact, and tenderly said “Farewell, fool of a Took” with a smile.

@adieuuuu 2 года назад

Frodo is my favorite. He know what the ring was going to do to him and he took the sacrifice. I have been depressed more or less for 10 years now and i kinda know how it feels to carry that burden, but seeing him carry that till the end (with help of friends) is really inspiring for me.

@WardenFG 2 года назад

I agree with you. Frodo is an amazing character.

@TomEranze 2 года назад

I hope you are well. Never stop fighting the depression. I know the struggle, I have been there too. There will always be light.

@theveres1404 2 года назад

your way of coping with depression is very healthy friend

@adieuuuu 2 года назад

@@theveres1404 and your ignorance is very dangereous my friend

@Omnilatent 2 года назад

Also struggling with depression for 15+ years and the older I got the more parallels I saw between the effects of the The One Ring and Depression - and Elijah Wood did a fantastic job showing that in the movies

@milosen6744 Год назад

There's only one Hobbit that can move me to tears and that's Samwise Gamgee with his inspirational speech to Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Despite all the crap he has to put up with from Frodo and Gollum, he remains faithful to the end. He's my favorite Hobbit! ❤

@melissar1475 Год назад

Merry. In the books, he’s easily as smart and well-read as Frodo, he was the one always making plans and preparations, and was utterly loyal to his friends, proved not only by pledging himself to Theoden and being willing to fight like Men, but he proved himself loyal to the end well before that, in FOTR when he spoke my very favorite paragraph in the whole trilogy, the one that ends, “…we are coming with you, or following you like hounds.”

@tomskowski6239 2 года назад

Bilbo. Mainly because he was brave and smart enough to keep Smaug talking. And for inspiring Frodo to go on the Adventure.

@JessWLStuart 2 года назад

I've always wondered if Hobbits were a concession to Yavanna. Since the Dwarves wouldn't value what Yavanna made, maybe the Hobbits, who love growing things and gardening, would offset what the Dwarves didn't appreciate.

@mfcabrini 2 года назад

Jess Stuart -- great insight! Yavanna and Aule were spouses. I never thought of this, but between them they contained all the earth and all that grows there. Hobbits and dwarves reflect Arda itself.

@des4993 2 года назад

I believe that is what the Ents were. Although that is a cool thought and would make sense

@b_korthuis 2 года назад

@@des4993 you are correct. Ents were created to protect and nurture the trees as a counter to the dwarves.

@lauravergot9995 Год назад

Ents are supposed to have that role. They were created to protect the forests and trees dwarves would use for firewood

@Raiseflag_Surrender Год назад

I like to view Hobbits as the descendants of Men at the time when there was a great Darkness in the North and Morgoth appeared before Men and Elves in the East seducing them and corrupting them, kidnapping and torturing them. Then, some Men would learn to be silent and in time became smaller and nearly invisible to servants of the Enemy. Thus the Hobbits were most likely the descendants of those Easterlings who had not the strength to withstood Morgoth and his orcs and therefore preferred to flee and hide from the Enemy of the World. They chose freedom but were unable to fight for it - therefore they became smaller in stature and learned from animals how to walk unseen. They were invisible almost to all races, even Ents didn't mention them in chronicles.

@royceflores23 2 года назад

Loved this one. Frodo, because he epitomizes the modern hero trope. He’s reluctant, afraid, and yet finds the courage to move forward. And throughout the entire story he finds his greatest strength through love. It’s awesome.

@jerrybobteasdale Год назад

Bilbo was my favorite hobbit. He was the only being to have ever willingly given The Ring to someone else. He was a sweet homebody, and very shy, but found the courage to do great things when it was needed. His essential goodness is what kept the ring safe.

@SkywalkerSamadhi 2 года назад

My choice for favorite of the Holbytla is going to have to be Frodo Bagginess. I know it's probably gonna be the most popular choice, (maybe the 2nd after Samwise), but Frodo was an intelligent and perceptive lad, even before he became the Ring Bearer.. and I'm not 💯 sure if Tolkien actually implied that the Ring deepened his Intelligence and widened his perception but it's the way I have always thought about Frodo's relationship with the Ring.. As it multiplied the Bearers natural gifts and characteristics, and not always in a negative capacity. But Frodo was extremely aware of the nature of the people around him. He was adventurous, knew enough Elvish to understand the conversations and sings of the Eldar that he heard around him, and the inherent goodness that naturally came from him was the sturdy base that allowed him to resist the tugging, malevolent influence of the One Ring longer than anyone else in Middle Earth would of been able to do.. far longer than any Man, Elf, Dwarf or Vala. It's true he needed some help at the end, but it was a direct consequence of his kindness and forethought that Gollum was there to wrest the Ring and fall into the fire of Orodruin at all. A fact that is also a testimony to his ability to learn and to change, most notable in the way that his view of Gollum grew over time.. from his initial revulsion and desire to slay Sméagol to the pity and recognition of his own possible Fate, the Pity of Frodo, (handed down from the equally vital Pity of Bilbo), truly did go on to decide the Fate of all of Middle Earth and Arda entire.

@SpaceMonkeyBoi 2 года назад

Tolken has got to be the best author of all time. The world building and detail has no competition

@Kheni11 2 года назад

The more you read into this, the more you find. There's always those hidden cracks in things you never would've though of.

@scoobydicky9459 2 года назад

@@marionbaggins OH, why?

@scoobydicky9459 2 года назад

@@marionbaggins OH, thanks.

@danubiosalas4231 2 года назад

And when some other worldbuilder wordsmith (see what I did there) emerges, is quick to acknowledge his influence and inspiration.

@pvsutton3126 2 года назад

The thing is, for Tolkien the world building was the whole point. Most authors think of a story and then try their hands (with varying degrees of success) at imagining their world and *then* describing it. For Tolkien the stories grow out of the world. The myths he told arose from the languages. He believed that "invented languages should be an integral, indeed vital, part of myth-making-as Tolkien said: “Your language construction will breed a mythology”." (google that for a short but fascinating account of Tolkien and invented languages, where I found that quotation.) The same article includes a phrase from Tolkien himself, who "commented on the “coeval and congenital” art of creating a world and characters that would speak these languages.

@abrazis1927 Год назад

Book Frodo: saves other hobbits from Barrow Wight; attacks Witch King; defies the Nine- alone and wounded, no less; volunteers to take the ring to Mordor; attacks troll in Moria; saves Sam from drowning, falling off a cliff, and from being strangled by Gollum. Finally he faces Shelob with his star glass. He endures the torment of the ring and his many wounds beyond the hope of success, and even when he is broken he shows grace to his enemies. Except under the influence of the ring a couple of times, he never lashes out at people no matter how deep his suffering. Call that boring - if you dare.

@Sara.m.t 2 года назад

I think Bilbo Baggins, as written in “the Hobbit”, might just be one of my favourite persons from Middle Earth - him worrying over losing his golden buttons while fleeing Gollum and the goblins is just an example!

@Michael43056 Год назад

Sam will always be my favorite hobbit. He was as loyal a friend as anyone could ever have and he was brave also. Froddo would never have survived and made it to mount doom if it had not been for Sam.

@Aurora-qn2dx 2 года назад

Frodo.. would take me an essay to explain why.. Pippin is second favorite. Wonderful video 🧚✨

@dmckenzie9281 2 года назад

Farmer Maggot because of his courage in protecting the fellowship early on and because there is so much more to him than meets the eye.

@eliesh3833 2 года назад

Kind of a shame he became such an underused background character in the movies. Only mentioned by name, we briefly hear his voice, but we never even see his face.

@jordiplacer9599 2 года назад

I feel basic but my favorite is Frodo. I was always so enamored by his character (and actor) in theaters. His journey and friendships got me through a lot!

@Mateo-oq7ui 2 года назад

Though not mentioned by Tolkien, the Baggins are definitely a Harfoot family, always preferring to remain comfortably in their homes, but never refusing the call to wander when they must.

@murmillo42 2 года назад

I would actually say his a mix between the Harfoots and Fallohides. So is Frodo they both exhibit qualities of both equally!

@elongatedmusketgun9185 2 года назад

Well the Took line is in the Baggins line as well, I’m pretty sure, that would mean it is a mix of harfoots and fallohides

@meganofsherwood3665 Год назад

@@elongatedmusketgun9185 Yes, Bilbo's mother was a Took, and the Tooks have a very strong strain of Fallowhide

@postdawn Год назад

Nobody goes off trail, nobody walks alone…

@Mateo-oq7ui Год назад

@@postdawn please dont remnd me of that garbage show's existence

@erikagray9883 2 года назад

Samwise is my favorite character of all Middle Earthlings, anyway, so he is definitely my favorite Hobbit. He has big love in his heart, and loyalty. He is brave, but also very wise. His perspective on war, when he sees the dead Southron soldier, is one of my absolute favorite passages. That whole portion of TTT, to be honest...Faramir is my other favorite Middle-Earthling.

@ToblerX Год назад

2 excellent choices, and 2 of the only characters who were not swayed by the ring. 2 of my favorites as well.

@morinehtarromestamo6548 2 года назад

my favourite hobbit is Smeagol. The most tragic and complicated character in Tolkiens works, who also had quite an impressive life. I would have liked to have a more detailed description of his early life up until he got the one ring, ideally in form of a novel. That could have also have given us hints to whether he could have been redeemed, maybe.

@garytwinem5275 2 года назад

There's a Gollum-centric game coming out, but I think it's set between The Hobbit and LOTR.

@morinehtarromestamo6548 2 года назад

@@garytwinem5275 I know, but I'm dissapointed it won't be an open-world game.

@morinehtarromestamo6548 2 года назад

@@garytwinem5275 also it looks kinda cheap. As if it was made for gamecube.

@mattyt1961 2 года назад

his strength is in stealth not combat, so you would have an open world with no options because any confrontation would be game over... plus it isn't like he is going to walk up to an NPC for a quest. There might be a way to make Gollum work in open world game...but I can't see it

@doomsdaybooty1072 Год назад

Based

@Pelichus 2 года назад

My favourite hobbit has to be Bilbo because he was the first "modern" hobbit to go on an adventure. He was also very important in the history of middle-earth. Also the actors of bilbo were fantastic.

@PLuMUK54 2 года назад

I have three favourites, two possibly outliers, Gaffa Gamgee and Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, the other being Farmer Maggot. I admire the way all of them are willing to stand up to those way more powerful than themselves. They don't suffer fools gladly, have reputations for being tough and outspoken. I particularly like when Lobelia is released from prison and is hailed as a hero for standing up to "Sharkey". Each of them fought for The Shire in their own way, and without the advantages that Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin had from their training in the outside world.

@chris999999999999 2 года назад

Good point about Lobelia. I think that may make Otho Sackville-Baggins the bravest Hobbit since he was married to her for decades.

@PLuMUK54 2 года назад

@@chris999999999999 So true, it's not easy being married to someone who doesn't suffer fools 😊

@samoht5674 2 года назад

Lobelia's son was cannibalized by Grima Wormtongue, though...

@veng3r663 2 года назад

@@samoht5674 That's because eating all those taters makesses them soo scrumptious & juicy... >:B ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZTJ9IdIHpII.html

@JohnDrummondVA 2 года назад

My favorite is Sam Gamgee's Old Gaffer. Hamfast raised himself one hell of a Hobbit.

@brianrobinson4825 2 года назад

My favourite Hobbit has to be Rose Cotton. Totally reliable, faithful and surprisingly resilient. Isn't that the best definition of a Hobbit?

@superlative7confusticate335 2 года назад

I would choose Bullroarer. I love his name. The idea of a Battle Hobbit gets me fired up.

@alastairtivy-harris8129 2 года назад

Bilbo Baggins is my favourite hobbit because I grew up with him. The Hobbit was my first foray into fantasy back when I was a wee toddler. Fun fact: I met Sean Astin on the set of a film a few years ago (I was a background actor at the time). He was just as nice as you could imagine Samwise Gamgee to be, and in between the takes he would nerd out with some of the other extras about Star Trek.

@cicknobb5321 2 года назад

Bilbo, simply for not killing Gollum. That passage in the Hobbit is incredible

@baileyclarke2310 2 года назад

My favorite hobbit has always been Bilbo, his repeated bravery against trolls, goblins, spider, and even Smaug the Dragon himself makes him my favorite.

@orrointhewise87 2 года назад

For me it's gotta b Bilbo An introvert going on an unknown adventure with unknown people to steal from a dragon? Yeah I can relate to that haha

@NerdoftheRings 2 года назад

Same here! haha!

@rkgaustin9043 2 года назад

Tobold Hornblower. He grew the original leaf in his garden and perfected the art giving pleasure to centuries of Hobbits and others alike.

@sargeyoukai6860 2 года назад

The Lord of the Weeds

@hunterfisher5577 2 года назад

Tobold the Toker

@timothymorrell4023 2 года назад

My favorite is rosie! she loved sam and even though she had many who tried to win her heart, she waited patiently for him to overcome his shyness and she knew he loved her. after sam left with frodo, she knew she would wait as long as it took. that is why they had such a good life together.

@bejoan6737 Год назад

Yes Rosie! I cried when she died at the end...

@mbvoelker8448 Год назад

Yes, the romance of Samwise and Rosie is the greatest romance in the Lord of The Rings! Two people perfectly matched for one another.

@michaelahunt258 Год назад

Sam and Pippen are my favourite hobbits. They are quiet unassuming men but both play huge rolls in the destruction of Sauron. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@TheCinderestBlockAround 2 года назад

This is one of the most confusing things in all of Tolkien’s Lore and I’m glad you’ve made a video for it. Also quick question from a recent rereading from The Rings of Power and the Third age, when talking about the last alliance and battles against Sauron in the second age. It said “few dwarves fought on either side” which seems to implicate some dwarves fought for Sauron, is there any information on that?

@NerdoftheRings 2 года назад

That's about all that is said. I mention it in my houses of the dwarves vid, but all we know is that none of Durin's Folk (the Longbeards) ever fought on the side of evil. It's a solid guess that it may have been some dwarves in the East that would've allied with Sauron, as he was extremely active in that region.

@TheCinderestBlockAround 2 года назад

@@NerdoftheRings ok thanks, I have a tendency to let a tiny detail bother me until I can find more about it. It’s appreciated

@JakeTheTrouserSnake 2 года назад

@@TheCinderestBlockAround you'd absolutely love the discord then, we're practically all the same way, it's SO much fun having a group discussion on certain points of lore and our different interpretations of things, it's genuinely the best £1 a month I've ever spent 😁

@insightsman196 2 года назад

There where 4 dwarf tribes /clans in the east, but no name is given only they lived in the orocarni mountains

@cicknobb5321 2 года назад

@@JakeTheTrouserSnake same!

@alexworld1992 Год назад

I have to give credit for the literary genius of Tolkein for Farmer Maggot - who in the initial estimations was a tryanical cruel figure - then later becoming a Hardy ally and a keen observer. And then, for added measure fends off a Nazgul. Ringwraiths tremble before his straw hat and gardening utensils! Brilliant show of courage.

@bernardkelly1067 Год назад

Ron Weasley is the best hobbit. Despite being ginger and not very good at magic he gets the girl in the end and is crucial in defeating Palpatine.

@balinwilson7951 2 года назад

my favourite hobbit is tolkien himself. as he says in one of writings, he took inspiration from himself as he thought of himself as a hobbit because they shared many characteristics.

@Alamo-cz5xc 2 года назад

To me, Tolkien's stories are about friendship and kin. So Samwise is my favorite Hobbit because he is truly a friend.

@harsh.sodiwala 2 года назад

My favorite hobbit is Bilbo Baggins. Mainly because of how he always had a tendency to explore and experience adventure unlike what's expected of hobbits. A hobbit who was always curious what lies beyond The Shire, a hobbit who went out on a mission to steal treasure from a dragon and one who pursued his craving of adventure even after that, leaving Shire and settling in Rivendell. What a life lived, for a hobbit.

@jerrybeansman1040 Год назад

Honestly, Bilbo is my favorite. He's like the Odysseus of hobbits, he's quick witted, quick on his feet, and more clever than he has any right to be. Even one of the few to be an Elf-friend, and a long time ring bearer. Truly the greatest of hobbits.

@chrysshart 2 года назад

Samwise Gamgee is my favorite hobbit because he stays true to the mission, never faltering, never wavering, and in the end, it is he who accomplishes the impossible. Frodo may have borne the Ring, but Sam bore Frodo, and that was an equally difficult task. His desires in life are simple and so he easily surpasses them, yet he remains content in his lot. This doesn't detract in any way from the incredible worthiness of all the other hobbits who are each exactly who they need to be for the story to go as it does.

@DamonNomad82 2 года назад

"Har-FEET!"

@dannyboy5578 2 года назад

Merry is probably my favorite, as he is a bold, tall leader with a fun attitude and a record in rohan

@johnkingsley7981 Год назад

Samwise the Brave. His absolute devotion and loyalty are unrivaled and in need of praise. His resolve aloud him the strength to resist the rings call. It was his devotion and loyalty that gave him this resolve. This too was pointed out by the Lady of the woods 'Galadriel'.

@Ryan79345 2 года назад

Bilbo Baggins is my favorite. He's very adventurous, kind, clever, brave, and loyal. I just love the way Tolkien wrote him in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, he was the burglar that stole our hearts. Also I love how's he portrayed by Martin Freeman and Ian Holm

@tonybaker1268 2 года назад

All of the Hobbit characters are some of my favorite characters in all of the books. Hobbits are just so fun to read. I always wanted more time in the Shire, and was overjoyed when I first read the books and I got to the Scouring of the Shire. Having seen the movies first I assumed the beginning of the book was the only place with a substantial amount of Hobbits. While that chapter is distressing because you don't know how the Hobbits are going to recover/fix the Shire after the Men and Saruman are defeated. It is still great to see the Hobbits rise up and take back their beloved Shire.

@eonwe3559 2 года назад

I like Bilbo. Mainly because he's similar to me, someone who enjoys privacy and adventures.

@Eudaimonist 2 года назад

Favorite hobbit: Frodo Baggins. No, not Sam. I said not Sam. Frodo has a special connection to both Gandalf and Bilbo that gives him that special edge.

@zarrowthehorse 2 года назад

Same here, I I feel he's slightly underrated

@braylon3233 2 года назад

Great way to start my afternoon, a Notr video!

@NerdoftheRings 2 года назад

Thanks for spending part of your Saturday with me!

@clubkid13 2 года назад

My favourite hobbit is Bilbo Baggins and props to Martin Freeman for doing such a good job portraying him

@eugenebraig413 2 года назад

Frodo for his earthy resilience as presented in writing. His character misrepresentation in film really (like *really*) put me off those movies. And Bullroarer Took because . . . of course.

@danubiosalas4231 2 года назад

I came looking for a reference to Bullroarer Took as favorite hobbit. Sems to me a clear winner (after Samwise Gamgee, of course)

@VologdaMapping 2 года назад

I’m currently working on a History of Arda together with Ollie Bye, this was helpful!

@yeahnahman4217 2 года назад

It’s hard to go past Sam when you share his name lol, no but honestly I love Sam, his loyalty to his friend even when the odds are so impossibly stacked against them he never gives up on his mate. If we had more people like that in the world, What a world it would be

@stephenleggett4243 2 года назад

Has to be Merry. He never gets the attention Sam does in these "best/greatest/faverout hobbit conversations, though I believe he could have done Sam's task in his place, Sam never matched the traits that allowed Merry to succeed in his, after all, Merry lead at the scouring of the Shire, a Captain ahead of Sam, the one time they manage great deeds in the same action. At the end of the day though, Hobbits are all great characters, even the antagonists.

@chaudrybrogujjar1018 Год назад

Lobelia sackvil bagginses is my favourite!!!😂 If she hadn't got in Bilbo's nerves Bilbo wouldn't have left the shire and frodo would never have gotten the ring... And the Nazgul would've eventually found it in the shire... Kudos to my girl Lobelia!!!😂

@Pixis1 2 года назад

Bilbo was always my favorite. I relate to his personality a lot. I too am mostly a homebody who enjoys simple comforts and routine but I can be adventurous when needed. I have a Bilbo costume that I've used at various fan conventions like C2E2 and DragonCon over the years.

@treyowen9213 Год назад

Of all the Hobbits I have seen, Samwise is by far the greatest of all hobbit folk. Loyal, trustworthy, brave, and a true friend. And may God bless him.

@wilfbentley6738 Год назад

My favourite Hobbit is Bullroarer Took, who knocked the head off an orc with a club so that it flew 100 yards and went down a rabbit-hole, inventing the game of golf.

@logansfury Год назад

This is such and entertaining channel. Of all the sword & sorcery, science fiction, and Arthurian romance I've read, Tolkien's works are far and away my favorites. I love these videos that gather information from the appendices, notes, letters, and historical writings to do a deep exploration of facets of Tolkien's world. Thank you and keep up the great work!

@dgshivler 2 года назад

Not one hobbit stands out more than the others for me. Each one has his good and bad just like big folk. Sam the loyal, Bilbo the brave, Frodo the leader, Pippin the curious, and Merry of good heart. Not to mention all the others in lesser roles gave us the human aspect of these folk. Even Smeagol has his qualities. Toliken made a wonderful series that touches the hearts of men and women everywhere.

@ToblerX Год назад

I love how many have chosen Samwise, he is my favorite as well. Saved Frodo so many times, couldn't be swayed by the ring and finished the job by carrying Frodo up Mt. Doom. Incredible hero.

@user-ke6zk5xg9m 2 года назад

CONGRATS for the video!!! :-) I like Frodo the most. He acted with full consciousness, (although he knew beforehand, the consequences for him). Very close is Sam. He born a family man, but abandoned his village and went to war (knowing very well, that he probably never return back).

@Idciydhmb 2 года назад

“I need a holiday A very long holiday And I don’t expect I shall return… In fact I mean not too”

@woodworkingphoto8083 2 года назад

Bilbo has to be my favourite Hobbit. He is the original protagonist of the greatest story ever written. Bilbo Baggins was our gateway into a world we have come to love and for most people that is a large part of our childhood and all our adult lives. If you could hand out awards for the greatest ever lead it would be to Bilbo with Gandalf getting best supporting role.

@JackMValentine 2 года назад

My favorite Hobbit has to be Bilbo. I grew up on the books and the 1977 animated movie and I always loved the voice acting. Would have loved to get a good live action adaptation but I will say some of the best lines in The Hobbit trilogy are from Bilbo when he talks about helping the Dwarves find their home because they don't have one and Gandalf about Bilbo when he says that he is afraid and that seeing Bilbo be braves gives him courage.

@Ptaaruonn 2 года назад

Quoting the mighty Leonard Nimoy: "In the middle of the earth in the land of the Shire Lives a brave little hobbit whom we all admire With his long wooden pipe Fuzzy, woolly toes He lives in a hobbit-hole and everybody knows him Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins He's only three feet tall Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins The bravest little hobbit of them all (...)"

@heidiphaneuf4756 2 года назад

I favor Tom Cotton in the Battle of Bywater, he and his family are the ones who get the village ready to fight to save the Shire.

@terminatormonkey6233 2 года назад

Without a doubt, Frodo Baggins of the Shire. One of the most strong-willed, courageous and most importantly kind individuals that Middle Earth ever had the beauty of bearing. May the hair on his feet never fall out

@jamezkpal2361 Год назад

That's a fine blessing indeed.

@NanaBowana 2 года назад

Hobbits are my favorite not just because everyone I know compares me to one, but because they make me feel tall. (I'm 4'11" 😔) I also love the homely way they live and their very sarcastic senses of humor. To take a vacation in the shire would be wonderful. ❤️

@thebrandybuck323 2 года назад

I'm glad to have made the eleventy-first comment on this great video! Great job! My favorite hobbit is Meriadoc Brandybuck because he really showed so much support to Frodo all throughout tLotR, and always looked out for Pippin.

@AnnNunnally Год назад

Frodo is the most nuanced hobbit character in LOTR and he suffers the most. He is my favorite.

@mag_lore 2 года назад

Great video as always! Frodo would have to be my favorite hobbit, and my favorite character from all of Middle Earth. I love how he doesn't have the makings of a hero, but through his resilience he becomes one. I also love Pippin!

@elisha6137 2 года назад

Love your videos man! You do such a good job at explaining things! I just started reading the Silmarillion and have also purchased unfinished tales and the Atlas to Middle Earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad! I'm also hoping to buy the History of Middle Earth set, the Nature of Middle Earth, and a set with Children of Hurin, Beren, and Luthien, and Fall of Gondolin! Would love to see more Tolkien theory videos! Maybe "What if Saruman got the Ring"?

@leonardofaber5823 2 года назад

Another great video. Congratulations, man

@shehryardawud9984 2 года назад

Gotta be bilbo, his legendary battle of riddles with gollum was amazing, and so were his passive aggressive notes/statements lool

@PeskyPixy16 Год назад

I have a hard time deciding on one particular favorite. Pip and Merry are so funny in their antics. Pip always causing trouble and saying something smart one minute and foolish the next, or doing something foolish. The two being so loyal and sweet and brave. Then there's Sam just a big brave sweet heart and very selfless. I think if I had to pick it would be Pippin. He makes me laugh and cry and I love his singing.

@ronin4781 2 года назад

I love the Hobbits so much their life the shire and the first 6 chapters of FOTR is so beautiful wish someone could make a real life thing with the audiobook voice over innit it'd be beautiful .

@daubenysshame7988 2 года назад

Just came across your channel and gotta say I think I’m addicted to these videos. I love learning about the deeper lore and about certain characters. Keep up the good work!!

@NerdoftheRings 2 года назад

Thanks so much! So glad you found the channel and are enjoying it! 😁

@torisantiago9176 2 года назад

@@NerdoftheRings I hope you understand lord of the rings isnt true. You make this crap out to be a religion or as real. I don’t know but something about this video doesn’t sit right with me. Feels a little too racy and descriptive

@vakuankka9063 2 года назад

@@torisantiago9176 dont be salty

@yblackie Год назад

Samwise is my favourite because his story reminds me that you don't always have to be the burden carrier. Sometimes your role is to carry the burden carrier.

@Enerdhil 2 года назад

That is by far the best video on Hobbits I have seen so far. Great work, Matt!

@basstration9564 2 года назад

Great stuff.

@vigneshc2765 2 года назад

my fav hobbit of all time has to be samwise gamgee

@yodaistcool7088 2 года назад

Bilbo because I love the Hobbit book, his personality is great and I like the role he's playing in the Hobbit

@pinkfloppyass Год назад

Sam, since whenever I try to explain what Australian mateship is, I always think of him. He is the embodiment of it, never letting his mates down, always being there for them, even to the bloody end. His character is by far my favourite in LOTR alongside Boromir