IIRC, the closest to an inter-hobbit war in Tolkien is the Scouring of the Shire; it's not entirely implausible to hypothesize a sapient species with strong enough inter-group bonding and/or avoidance-of-conflict mechanisms that while they are capable of using violence against animals, or sapients of another species, they don't seriously fight among themselves. Weapons are for killing rabbits for the dinner-pot, or wolves that are trying to steal your sheep, not for dealing with the annoying neighbor. Annoying neighbors of your own people are dealt with by gossip, snubbing, etc.
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Date: 2009-03-04 12:51 am (UTC)