Nobility in the books

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Tuor of Gondolin

Also, while Beorn's descendants were leaders were
they nobility, or chosen by the woodsmen?

That is surely just the law of the jungle? When someone's Rottweiler went off with one of my hit out tennis balls, my attitude was - if the Rottie wants the ball, I'm not arguing. I am fairly sure that the woodsmen would have felt it was a good idea to let the guy who can change into a massive, dangerous bear lead if he wanted to.