The fictional creature J.R.R. Tolkien created for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is the hobbit. Hobbits are small, humanlike people known for peaceful rural lives, comfort, food, and a strong attachment to home.
Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist of The Hobbit, while Frodo Baggins becomes the central Ring-bearer in The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien described hobbits as living mainly in the Shire, a region of Middle-earth with villages, farms, inns, and cultivated landscapes.
Tolkien’s linguistic explanation connected the word hobbit with the fictional form kuduk, although the English word is the one used in the published narratives. Hobbits are distinct from other Tolkien peoples such as Elves, Dwarves, Men, Ents, and Orcs. Their small stature and ordinary values provide a deliberate contrast with the epic scale of the War of the Ring.