The halflings of the Duengeons and Dragons game world were largely inspired by Tolkein's hobbitts.
In the Mystara world of the original D&D game, there is a nation called the Five Shires made up of hin or halflings (Hobbitts). The halflings while appearing cute and childlike can be very tough and the nation had a piracy tradition like that of England, only the Sea Reavers were cute little munschkins.
I do not have the product on the Five Shires so I cannot elaborate, though they did lead pirate raids againts dwarves, goblins, orcs, and a Roman/Byzantine Empire known as Thyatis but that's Hobbitt pirates for you :)
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Five Shires
In the Mystara world of the original D&D game, there is a nation called the Five Shires made up of hin or halflings (Hobbitts). The halflings while appearing cute and childlike can be very tough and the nation had a piracy tradition like that of England, only the Sea Reavers were cute little munschkins.
I do not have the product on the Five Shires so I cannot elaborate, though they did lead pirate raids againts dwarves, goblins, orcs, and a Roman/Byzantine Empire known as Thyatis but that's Hobbitt pirates for you :)