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Subject: Re: perhaps a silly (or dead) question...
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 21:53:24 EDT
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Summary: (Check the book)

In article <2210@iddic.UUCP>, dorettas@iddic.UUCP (Doretta Schrock) writes:
> 
>   This may be, as I said up there, a silly question, but it has
> created a certain amount of debate in these parts.  The question is:
> 
> How tall is a Hobbit???
> 
> I believe Tolkein described them as looking like 10-year olds to
> the men of Gondor, but many times people (especially in FRP games)
> describe them as being about 3 feet tall (just bigger than my 2 1/2 year
> old son!).  Some discussion of this sort of thing would be welcome. My
> net address is changing soon, so mail may or may not get through.
> 
> 		-- Mike Sellers

I don't have the books with me, but I'm pretty sure that you can 
figure it from the illustrations. My idea is somewhat like 120cm
(4ft). BTW, the name is Tolkien.



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