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littlemanpoet · 09-01-2006, 03:06 PM

First, a few weeks back I read an article about a "separation surgery" for Siamese twins, and it got me to thinking about odd stories of two headed men from medieval times. And that got me to thinking things out a bit more. So you see what I've been leading up to with the ruins.

Second, I've been thinking a lot about feudal versus non-feudal medieval economies/societies. Anglo-Saxon England (before 1066) was not feudal. After 1066, it was VERY feudal, thanks to the blasted Normans. So in my post in which Eomer interviewed Eodwine, I recorded that Eomer is basically experimenting with feudalism in the Middle Emnet, which is more or less an import from Gondor. The rest of Rohan is therefore NOT feudal.

Here's an article that I haven't finished reading but it may prove insightful about that kind of thing: Anglo-Saxon England. Settlement - rural and town life. This might help us keep track of what's what a little better.

09-01-2006, 03:06 PM	#1103
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	A couple of unrelated matters First, a few weeks back I read an article about a "separation surgery" for Siamese twins, and it got me to thinking about odd stories of two headed men from medieval times. And that got me to thinking things out a bit more. So you see what I've been leading up to with the ruins. Second, I've been thinking a lot about feudal versus non-feudal medieval economies/societies. Anglo-Saxon England (before 1066) was not feudal. After 1066, it was VERY feudal, thanks to the blasted Normans. So in my post in which Eomer interviewed Eodwine, I recorded that Eomer is basically experimenting with feudalism in the Middle Emnet, which is more or less an import from Gondor. The rest of Rohan is therefore NOT feudal. Here's an article that I haven't finished reading but it may prove insightful about that kind of thing: Anglo-Saxon England. Settlement - rural and town life. This might help us keep track of what's what a little better.