Hobbit

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fictional species humanoid creature sentient being

A Hobbit is a small, human-like, rural-dwelling creature from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its hairy feet, love of comfort, and generally unadventurous nature.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Hobbit canonical	15

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2705235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hobbit
Context triple: [Bilbo Baggins, race, Hobbit]

A. The Hobbit
The Hobbit is a classic fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien that follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins as he is swept into an adventure involving dwarves, dragons, and a quest for treasure in Middle-earth.
B. The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic high-fantasy novel chronicling the quest to destroy the One Ring and the struggle between good and evil in the world of Middle-earth.
C. Dwarves of Erebor
The Dwarves of Erebor are a proud and industrious dwarven people from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for their great mountain kingdom, craftsmanship, and tragic exile after the loss of their homeland.
D. The Hobbit film trilogy
The Hobbit film trilogy is a series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel as a cinematic prequel to The Lord of the Rings.
E. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, serving as the first installment in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit and a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hobbit
Target entity description: A Hobbit is a small, human-like, rural-dwelling creature from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its hairy feet, love of comfort, and generally unadventurous nature.

A. The Hobbit
The Hobbit is a classic fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien that follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins as he is swept into an adventure involving dwarves, dragons, and a quest for treasure in Middle-earth.
B. The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic high-fantasy novel chronicling the quest to destroy the One Ring and the struggle between good and evil in the world of Middle-earth.
C. Dwarves of Erebor
The Dwarves of Erebor are a proud and industrious dwarven people from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for their great mountain kingdom, craftsmanship, and tragic exile after the loss of their homeland.
D. The Hobbit film trilogy
The Hobbit film trilogy is a series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel as a cinematic prequel to The Lord of the Rings.
E. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, serving as the first installment in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit and a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional species ⓘ humanoid creature ⓘ sentient being ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hobbits ⓘ surface form: Halfling
appearsIn	legendarium of Middle-earth ⓘ surface form: Middle-earth legendarium The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ surface form: The Silmarillion (appendices and references)
averageHeight	2 to 4 feet ⓘ
creator	J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
culturalTrait	fondness for ale ⓘ fondness for gardening ⓘ fondness for parties ⓘ fondness for smoking pipe-weed ⓘ generally unadventurous nature ⓘ love of comfort ⓘ love of peace and quiet ⓘ
diet	fond of many meals per day ⓘ fond of simple, hearty food ⓘ
homeRegion	The Shire ⓘ surface form: The Shire in Eriador
inUniverseHistory	said to have originated near the upper Anduin ⓘ
inUniverseTrait	good at moving quietly ⓘ resistant to the corrupting power of the One Ring compared to Men ⓘ skilled at throwing stones ⓘ
language	Westron ⓘ
lifespan	longer than Men but shorter than Dúnedain ⓘ
lifestyle	agrarian ⓘ rural ⓘ
nativeTo	Bree-land ⓘ Eriador ⓘ The Shire ⓘ
notableIndividual	Bilbo Baggins ⓘ Frodo Baggins ⓘ Meriadoc Brandybuck ⓘ Peregrin Took ⓘ Samwise Gamgee ⓘ Sméagol ⓘ surface form: Sméagol (originally a Stoor hobbit)
originInFiction	first fully described in The Hobbit (1937) ⓘ
physicalCharacteristic	curly hair ⓘ hairy feet ⓘ round faces ⓘ slightly pointed ears ⓘ thick leathery soles on feet ⓘ
politicalOrganization	The Shire has a Mayor of Michel Delving ⓘ The Shire is ruled by the Thain ⓘ
subgroup	Fallohides ⓘ Hobbits ⓘ surface form: Harfoots Stoors ⓘ
typicalDwelling	hobbit-hole ⓘ smial ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bilbo Baggins → race → Hobbit ⓘ

Merry Brandybuck → race → Hobbit ⓘ

Drogo Baggins → race → Hobbit ⓘ

Primula Brandybuck → species → Hobbit ⓘ

Primula Brandybuck → race → Hobbit ⓘ

Stinker → inUniverseRaceOfReferent → Hobbit ⓘ

Déagol → species → Hobbit ⓘ

Bell Gamgee → race → Hobbit ⓘ

Rosie Cotton → species → Hobbit ⓘ

Rosie Cotton → race → Hobbit ⓘ

Elanor Gardner → species → Hobbit ⓘ

Goldilocks Gardner → race → Hobbit ⓘ

Hamfast Gardner → species → Hobbit ⓘ

Hamfast Gardner → race → Hobbit ⓘ

Bilbo Gardner → species → Hobbit ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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