Talk:Noakes Family

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)

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)

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)

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)