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The '''Watch''' was the law enforcing power of [[the Shire]]; it comprised mainly of the [[Shirriffs]] and the [[Bounders]].
The '''Watch''' was responsible for maintaining the peace in [[the Shire]]. It consisted of the [[Shirriffs]], a roughly twelve-strong police force responsible for 'Internal Work', and the [[Bounders]], a larger body that guarded the borders of the Shire. The head of the Watch was the [[First Shirriff]], a post attached to that of the [[Mayor of Michel Delving]].


The Watch was charged by the [[Mayor of Michel Delving]], the "First Shirriff".
==References==
* {{FR|Prologue}}: ''Of the Ordering of the Shire''.


[[category:Shire]]
==See also==
* [[Hobbitry-in-arms]]
 
[[Category:Shire]]
[[Category:Organizations]]

Revision as of 14:04, 1 September 2010

The Watch was responsible for maintaining the peace in the Shire. It consisted of the Shirriffs, a roughly twelve-strong police force responsible for 'Internal Work', and the Bounders, a larger body that guarded the borders of the Shire. The head of the Watch was the First Shirriff, a post attached to that of the Mayor of Michel Delving.

References

See also