>> Guilds evolved in urban environments because
>> people were seperated from the traditional support
>> of their kinship groups in urban environments,
>fairy nuff. But I'm not sure that the proportion of "urban"
>heortlings is that high ( though I suppose merchants will be more
>common in the urban environment, so it probably balances out)
A rural trader may have a relationship to the guild in the nearest town.
Philip Hibbs http://www.snark.freeserve.co.uk/ Opinions expressed may not even be my own, let alone those of any organisations, nations, species, or schools of thought to which I may be affiliated. Received on Thu 10 Aug 2000 - 06:51:07 EEST
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