First Bilbo

Uh... a very hairy hobbit. Needs a shave.

Uh… a very hairy hobbit. Needs a shave.

This odd picture is my memory of my very first vision of Bilbo in The Hobbit. He was a hairy little monkey-like creature with cargo shorts and a green cloak. I guess I took Tolkien’s direction that hobbits had lots of hair on their toes a little too seriously.

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