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In the tradition within which Tolkien was working - folklore, legend, ballad, myth, whatever - the thing to remember is everyone's a lord or king, or becomes one. It's not elitist if everybody does it....Yes, sometimes the hero/ine starts off in a humble position, but it always ends up with "unto half my kingdom" doesn't it...
(And in reality these nobles and "kings" of fairytale and folklore were often little more than well-to-do farmers or tribal chiefs. Their lifestyles would have been extremely rustic by our own standards.)
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Out went the candle, and we were left darkling
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