Yes, Tolkien was inspired by the theory of his colleguae Alister Hardy so he described the origin of the hobbits as such. Gollum, as Smeagol, was a proto-Stoor

Yes, Tolkien was inspired by the theory of his colleguae Alister Hardy so he described the origin of the hobbits as such. Gollum, as Smeagol, was a proto-Stoor Hobbit having an affinity for water. https://plus.google.com/111888294497330611124/posts/cj73v8FjZgi https://plus.google.com/111888294497330611124/posts/cj73v8Fj...