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littlemanpoet · 12-26-2006, 09:49 AM

History readily provides the basic reason why there was less strife in Gondorian feudal society. They had a common enemy. Whereas in European history a common enemy could be taken advantage of in order to leverage a particular feudal lord's personal gain relative to his king, Sauron could not be so leveraged, for obvious reasons.

12-26-2006, 09:49 AM	#8
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	History readily provides the basic reason why there was less strife in Gondorian feudal society. They had a common enemy. Whereas in European history a common enemy could be taken advantage of in order to leverage a particular feudal lord's personal gain relative to his king, Sauron could not be so leveraged, for obvious reasons.