Subaltern is a great word.
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The Hobbits absolutely do have a class system
Those no-good Sackville-Baggins... always stealing the silver...
I recently read this article which, sadly, totally how against the meme.
That was a fascinating read, thank you for sharing! The fact that Tolkien's world can be analyzed to this degree and still make sense is absolutely mind boggling to me.
Indeed, an excellent article. My favourite line:
The Thain was the nominal Head of State for the Shire, and had the authority to summon the moot and muster in times of emergency, but this was mostly ceremonial, given the lack of emergencies.
That article was a very good read.
the so-called political compass as a concept is stupid, but taking it at face value, how are dwarves economically on the left? they work to death in mines and love gold.
Are the arrows supposed to carry meaning? Label your axis, kids!
also the hobbit films sucked.
That wasn't the hobbits' fault, was it?
Hobbies: beer, weed and vibing
I wish I was a Hobbit.
Where are we starting the commune at? I'm down for this. Return to Shire.
Be the change you want to see, my dude.
Dwarves venerate, not worship their ancestors. And elves named their weapons too, probably more often than men
Olcrist the Goblin-cleaver and Glamdring the Foe-hammer!
men: We learned it by watching you!
And dwarves don't love gold?
And Elves don't love jewelry or name weapons?
Hobbits with no class structure?
It appears to be a ideal commune without class structure when you are only showing the heirs of the most powerful class leaders with the only working class hobbit being subservient to the richest.
Only recently I've been made aware that most people who haven't read the books don't know especially Merry and Pippin are actually pretty big shots.
Yeah isn't Merry like heir to a fairly big chunk of the Shire?
Everything east of the Brandywine if I'm not mistaken. Though technically Buckland is not part of the Shire at the time of the lotr events.
Yeah that's pretty much it