Clans and Bloodlines

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From: Michael Hitchens (M.Hitchens@st.nepean.uws.edu.au)
Date: Sat 12 Nov 1994 - 01:45:14 EET

More questions, but on a totally different topic.... KoS, p. 250
"Bloodlines are exogamous"

further down that page
"The clan is also responsible for overseeing marriages within its bloodlines"

KoS, p.254
"Clans are exogamous"

Now I think the second quote should have "between" where it has "within", but that still leaves the first two quotes contradicting the third. (Or at least the second contradicting the third and th first unnecesry if the third is true.) I know KoS has many deliberate contradictions in it, but given that these quotes all come from the same document (Report on the Orlanthi), I do not think this one is intentional. So can you marry someone of your clan who is not of your bloodline? Has Greg ever clarified this? Sandy?

On the subject of blood lines, we know clans are 500-2000 people, average 1200. What is the typical size of a bloodline? How many are there typically in a single clan?

                                        thanks

                                                        Michael


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