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Yep! Still waiting for the Mr.Beardy to describe his world's tax policy...

That is basically what I concluded. And what I like about Tolkien is that he doesn't give too much description, so understanding his world is basically a kind of archaeological research.

https://fantasyview.wordpress.com/2020/09/21/tax-policy-of-gondor/ As can be seen from military organization, Gondor is in fact a centralized monarchy in the vein of Byzantine Empire. It remained a fairly centralized monarchy, with not a trace of feudalism to be seen. History is also similar...