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   Robert Woodward to Michael F. Stemper   
   Re: Ethnicity of Bilbo and Frodo   
   19 Sep 22 09:37:56   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.books.tolkien, rec.arts.sf.written   
   From: robertaw@drizzle.com   
      
   In article ,   
    "Michael F. Stemper"  wrote:   
      
   > Due to the fact that Sméagol and Déagol lived on the banks of the   
   > Anduin, it is likely that they were Stoors.   
   >   
   > Were Bilbo and Frodo Harfoots? I thought that this was the case,   
   > but reading "Concerning Hobbits" several times doesn't give me   
   > any indication of this. Can anybody point me at some textev in   
   > tLotR for Stoor/Harfoot/Fallohide?   
      
   I believe that the Tooks were Fallohide or at least had significant   
   Fallohide ancestry. Perhaps the Baggins also had Fallohide ancestors.   
      
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