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:::I agree on the inappropriateness. Could the concept perhaps be derived from Foster's ''Guide''? I'll try to remember to have a look later.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 21:00, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
:::I agree on the inappropriateness. Could the concept perhaps be derived from Foster's ''Guide''? I'll try to remember to have a look later.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 21:00, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
::::Yes indeed, Foster in almost each Hobbit-family entry describes its "class" (working class, well-to-do or aristocratic). I think he is based on the narrative's descriptions or the familial connections. I am not sure if it's inappropriate or indeed the Shire had a class system. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 15:36, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

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I can't find any explanation for why the Noakes should be described as working-class. Any help?-- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  21:32, 7 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Probably because of the company they kept? Old Noakes hung around with other working class families. --Ederchil (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 22:23, 7 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hmm, that's probably why. But I think the term is inappropriate - as an encyclopedia we can't really assign the post-Industrial British class system to the anachronistic Shire unless Tolkien said so explicitly.
The reason I raise this issue is because the Independent's crossword apparently had the answer "Noakes" to a clue about working class hobbits...-- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  09:09, 8 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I agree on the inappropriateness. Could the concept perhaps be derived from Foster's Guide? I'll try to remember to have a look later.--Morgan 21:00, 10 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes indeed, Foster in almost each Hobbit-family entry describes its "class" (working class, well-to-do or aristocratic). I think he is based on the narrative's descriptions or the familial connections. I am not sure if it's inappropriate or indeed the Shire had a class system. Sage 15:36, 11 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]