

with highly symbolic but powerless monarchs
That’s not exactly what it means: http://wikibin.org/articles/anarcho-monarchism.html
Given that definition we wouldn’t exactly call them powerless.
Edit: This Reddit thread shines light on both ‘Anarcho-Monarchism’ and J.R.R Tolkien’s beliefs: https://reddit.com/r/monarchism/comments/pvkkjy/what_is_anarchomonarchism/
Such a great asholot witch