[Texasgirl]

[SpaceWeavil]

[Texasgirl]

because as soon as we ex-legolas lovers mature, we all realize that haldir is a much more manly, sexy, and mysterious elf - not a nancing prat who doesn't wear armor and says witless things like:

"a diversion!"

of course, you do realize this is ALL movie-verse....because book-verse leggy is soooooooo sweet with all his songs. *tear*

[Ariel]

*Ariel caves*

All right! You win! I'll keep posting! LOL!

You are right, Viv, the responses I have gotten to this thread have been a surprise (a pleasant one), though the statistics that Space Weavil presented above are more in line with what I have been noticing on my hit counters lately.

I was invited to post on another site and did so, and then West of the Moon came open to posting and since that is a hobbit centric site, I was considering it too - but that would mean that I was actively posting on 9 sites! That's just too much work. I figured to just limit myself to the places where the most people were reading my fics, like SoA, but you guys are really hard to refuse!

I did notice something rather interesting about Space Weavil's statistics though - note how though hobbit fics make up only part of the 10% of 'other' fics in terms of number of reads, they make up a full 20% of the fics in the highest votes. That tells me that though there aren't many hobbit fics, the ones that are here are pretty highly thought of.

That's an encouraging thought.

Ariel

[SpaceWeavil]

My 'other' was stories that feature everyone, like Fellowship ones, or that just don't fit anywhere (as was the case in the Highest Votes one).

I tend to go off Highest Votes rather than Most Read to be honest, as obviously a fic that's been on the site longer will probably have more hits, and multi-chapter things will have more hits etc. Just my way of looking at it.

[Texasgirl]

[GypsieRose]

[SilverMoonLady]

You know, I spent quite some time looking for the right yet quick word to describe the particular outlook of hobbits (as opposed to men & the rest), but never found it. Provincial does it though:)
Trust me, I get the difference (my stuff is proof of that), but it is hard to explain:)

And yes, there is hope, hence the windmills!

[Ariel]

Yes, you are right, SML, it is hard to explain. I like to think earthy, but that's not exactly it either. Perhaps 'real' is more in line with how I see them. Honest and forthright - believable.

LOL! But that is also my take, and may not be share by others.

Ariel

[SilverMoonLady]

Not wise to the wider world, but pretty keen in their own... Can't quite fit it into one word though

From my view point, hobbits are the group in ME that is most like us, here and now. Contented and concerned with their own affairs, but remarkably resourceful and adaptable when put into a tight spot; not heroic or extreme by nature, but capable of astounding acts of courage, resilience, wisdom and loyalty when put to the test.
Just like the rest of us mere mortals!
The Men and Elves in ME are much 'bigger' than we are; they are heroic and superhuman, compared to us, due to circumstance and their own nature. We are very much 'descended' from the Men of ME in the sense that we are far smaller than they; but, just like hobbits, we retain the ability to grow beyond the bounds of our own limitations when we are called to such.
And Tolkien intended them to be our surrogates in the story, small ordinary people witnessing, and affecting, great events.
But I could go on all day... and I won't!

[Ariel]

That is getting closer to the mark too. I also like to think of hobbit folk as the type who can find magic and majesty in the everyday, rather than only finding it in the extraordinary. Perhaps some may consider us unimaginative because of it, but I think it is because while we all yearn for something finer, hobbit folk are those who have learned to see the beauty of what we already have as well. At least that is they way I like to think it.

Yes, I could go on all day too! I think we should spare the elfy types before they fall over from boredom, eh?

If you haven't already seen it, me dear, I've posted new smuttage under the name I set up for my collaborations with Aratlithiel. It is harem canon but fun!

Ariel

[SilverMoonLady]

OOOhhhhh! *squeaks and runs off to read & review*

[Eyborg]

I think you're both right on this matter, SML and Ariel. Hobbits are probably the types that are most like us, and most down to earth. They're not afraid to show when they're afraid, but they have a lot of courage when needed.
BTW one American woman I've been corresponding with, who is also a Tolkien/hobbit fan, said this to me once in an email:

[SilverMoonLady]

*grin* And who is this singularly insightful soul, and why haven't you brough her to help us with these damn windmills?

Well, I must say I agree with her, in general and in specifics:) Perfection is boring:)

[Eyborg]