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jayride
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Hobbits vs. Halfings
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE!!
(in your opinions)
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Oct 9th, 2002 01:52 AM |
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Corran
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Nothing, they are the same beings, Hobbits is the name they give themselves.
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Oct 9th, 2002 08:45 AM |
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Fire
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depends if you take a look at rpg's like dnd and adnd there is some difference between halflings and hobbits but not much tho
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Oct 9th, 2002 11:05 AM |
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Dexx
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it's the same thing...but i assume hobbits don't like to be called halflings.
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Oct 9th, 2002 11:44 AM |
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Darth Ninja
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I always thought that "halfling" was a D&D (AD&D) term for hobbit. Halfling is kinda insulting to any hobbit since it refers to their small stature in height.
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Oct 9th, 2002 08:29 PM |
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mah
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btw, thats the coolest quote in the film; "Release the halfling, she-elf!" or something like that, said by a ring-wraith. totally cool.
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Oct 9th, 2002 08:32 PM |
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Ushgarak
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It's simply a semi-insulting name for a Hobbit.
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Oct 9th, 2002 08:43 PM |
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Fire
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well I'm still quite sure there are differences between a halfling in dnd and (or) adnd and I'm gonna prove it when I get my PHB back
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Oct 9th, 2002 08:54 PM |
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Ushgarak
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Well, D&D isn't really pertinent to this, is it?
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Oct 9th, 2002 09:01 PM |
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Brith
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Hobbits call themselves Kuduk not Hobbits. The word Hobbit is the Westron word for them used by men (which comes from the translated Rohirric word for them holbytlan which literally means hole dweller).
Halflings is just a derogative name for them based on their size.
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Oct 9th, 2002 09:08 PM |
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jayride
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Brith ladies and gentlemen! *roaring applause*
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Oct 9th, 2002 11:50 PM |
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Dexx
wingless
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Location: Bucharest, Romania |
so...basicly they don'tlike it but it's the same thing...glad we figured this out.
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Oct 10th, 2002 08:52 AM |
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maul's woman
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If you read the other books there is a slight variation between Hobbiton Hobbits and Hobbits of Gollum's people. They were rather different. Fisher Folk.
But the answer is NO there is no difference between Hobbit and Halfling. Halfling is a nickname.
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Nov 7th, 2002 03:29 PM |
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Dexx
wingless
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nickname?..hmm..wouldn't call it that
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Nov 7th, 2002 08:03 PM |
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GeekApprentice
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The key difference in D&D between Halflings and Hobbits is that TSR was sued by Tolkien's estate for using the name Hobbit, so they adopted the less unique "Halfling" to indicate the same type of creatures.
http://www.dungeon-crawler.com/nov2000/hobbit.html
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Jan 19th, 2003 02:30 PM |
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CaptainTrips
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that is a false statement on the posted site there greek..i had personal correspondance with gary gygax himself (creator of D&D) and he informed me that ALL of dungeons and dragons was originally created specifically to role play LOTR..TSR..the company he sold D&D changed the name hobbit to halfling to avoid the impending suit you mentioned..here's something else for you D&D freaks..the original manual "DEITIES & DEMI-GODS" had stats for Sauron and even Jesus Christ..the reason it was banned
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Jul 15th, 2003 05:08 AM |
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Smllfry247
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there is no difference!
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FRODO: What are we holding onto, Sam?
Sam: That theres some good in this world, Mr Frodo and its worth fighting for.
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