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Originally Posted by Inziladun
The Shire is an obvious enigma in relation to the rest of ME. I think the idea that it's the most "modern", while at the same time pretty darned near to an idyllic way of life from my point of view, is fascinating.
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Intriguing! Put that way, it runs counter to the idea of the "long defeat".
Just a bit of an aside, too, about the dominance of male primogeniture: Gollem's tribe was matriarchial apparently.