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Old 06-02-2016, 10:11 AM   #8
Stormcrow
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Default Re: Hobbits: Hungry Quirk, or Human-Sized Appetite?

Hobbits aren't compelled to eat lots of food; they're just accustomed to it. At most it'd be a quirk: "Complains when food is scarce." Hobbits on an extended adventure would probably eventually buy off this quirk at the insistence of their traveling companions.

Lots of hobbits would indeed have Gluttony, but it wouldn't be a racial trait. They probably do have Overweight as a racial trait, with some overriding it with Fat.

Despite images and lines in various films, I am not aware of anything in the book that suggests Sam was any fatter than, say, Frodo, Pippin, or Merry.
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