note After being sued by Tolkien Enterprises for calling them hobbits - see more below. They were adopted to other fantasy worlds via the general influence of Tolkien's works on the Standard Fantasy Setting and particularly via Dungeons & Dragons, which called them "Halflings". While The Lord of the Rings has defined the modern interpretation of most of the races in fantasy fiction, hobbits are unique in the sense that they were nearly completely Tolkien's own creation. Tolkien and now frequently found in a Standard Fantasy Setting. "Hobbits" are a subtrope of the Little People popularized by J. Bilbo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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