From: Ian Cooper (ian_hammond_cooper@yahoo.co.uk)
Date: Fri 22 Feb 2002 - 19:16:00 EET
Peter Larsen wrote: > At 4:22 PM +0000 2/22/02, Ian
Cooper wrote:
Well, OK, but we need to think about the "clan
environment," too. A "generic stead" is all fine and
good, but there's a limit to how generic we
can make it without sacrificing all character. On
the other hand, we could say something like:
<snipped examples>
Works for me :)
"Women as well as men were recruited to restrain combatants, sometimes dampening their weapons by throwing clothing over them. Peacemaking of this sort required strength and courage more than negotiating skills...The clothing was more sign than substance, like the bell signalling the end of a round, and it seems that the sign was not without significant cultual force." - Bloodtaking and Peacemaking by William Ian Miller
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