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  1. LindyAF

    Tolkien's Ideal of Monarchy

    Fairly close to how mid-late medieval England worked then, IIRC, since mayors started being elected in the 12th century. One difference is that The Shire is small enough that there's only one mayor, so it's a position of comparable stature to the Thain, whereas no mayor was equivalent to the king.
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