He is pitiful, fearing the mockery of his peers, and the unconventionality represented by his family, as well as the fact that his roots are not gentry but working class.
Byrdings is a word Tolkien made up to indicate the person whose birthday it is. It comes from Letters, #214 in which Tolkien responds to a fan's question about hobbit gift-giving customs. He reveals a lot about hobbit society, laws and culture, and a few little side stories about hobbits (such as the mystery of the death of Lalia, widow of Fortinbras II, and the reason for the ambitions of Otho Sackville-Baggins). It's the same letter that gives us the word faunt for a hobbit toddler.
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Byrdings is a word Tolkien made up to indicate the person whose birthday it is. It comes from Letters, #214 in which Tolkien responds to a fan's question about hobbit gift-giving customs. He reveals a lot about hobbit society, laws and culture, and a few little side stories about hobbits (such as the mystery of the death of Lalia, widow of Fortinbras II, and the reason for the ambitions of Otho Sackville-Baggins). It's the same letter that gives us the word faunt for a hobbit toddler.