Redhorn Fells

Probably the oldest Hobbit community in Middle-earth in the mid-Third Age. [Harfoots of the Redhorn Fells were the first to make contact with the Dwarves of Khazad-dum. Clans established on the lower slopes suffered less from the changes in mountain climate associated with the rise of the Shadow. They acquired domestic sheep and goats early in the 11th century, possibly stealing them from the Northmen of the Middle Vales. A steady trade with Durin's Folk, mainly in mutton, wool , and hides , allowed the Hobbits of the eastern slopes a comfortable , if somewhat rustic , lifestyle for centuries. After the fall of Khazad-dum in T.A. 1981, these Hobbits succored Dwarven refugees for a few years , but the Dwarves moved on eastward and most of the Harfoots soon migrated to the Shire.