{"id":92190,"date":"2014-09-15T09:39:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T14:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=92190"},"modified":"2014-09-15T09:39:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T14:39:03","slug":"the-shires-military-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/09\/15\/92190-the-shires-military-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shire’s Military Structure?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shire<\/a>Ranks of skilled archers cleverly readying their bows. Organized groups of infantrymen waiting for the signal to attack. One word and any intruders will find themselves facing serious consequences.<\/p>\n

It is hard to conjure up the imagery of an army within the Shire, based on the rather rustic and easy-going characteristics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yet, these are the Hobbits of the Shire \u2013 as penned by master fantasy writer, J.R.R. Tolkien himself. The nature-loving, food-consuming folk, conceal a fierce sense of\u00a0love and loyalty to\u00a0their own people and the land: giving rise to a modest force of defence that joins the ranks of the more popular \u2013 and significantly larger \u2013 armies in Middle-earth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These same Hobbits \u2013 from whom arises the foolishness of Sam Gamgee, the narrow-mindedness of Hamfast, the antics of Bilbo Baggins, or the offensiveness of Otho and Lobelia \u2013 have, nonetheless, a fiery personality; a personality that mixes their love of living things with a steadfast\u00a0resilience in conflict.<\/p>\n

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