Given that 'Plough' is capitalized, I'm tempted to think that it's more of an ornamental thing rather than an actual field tool. It can't possibly be the only one in each village, because most of the families would need one for farming. So maybe there's one big one that's all decorated up and special, and then your common farming tools.
NRSG: (shakes head) So uncharitable... Well, let me have a look.
It seems that they indeed have multiple ploughs, and the Plough is apparently called "the Altar of the Plough" and is a sculpture of one? At least the one in Smyrton is? What is this, Douglass?
I do have one thing to add. The whole idea that 'wild = evil and must either be destroyed or tamed', and that only civilized things are good. Given humanity's own outlook about this concept in the not so distant past... Yeah. I'm a bit uncomfortable.
She might have used that skilfully in the racism plot... but it rather seems like a way to make the Seneschal look bad, so it fails.
I don't think that's what was implied. It seems to me it's saying that it's supposed to be a title only the king can bestow on someone, hence the "“given to Borneheld […] by King Priam"
That is true. I do wonder if the title has been given before now...
This seems a little strange to me. Most of the time, traders and merchants are portrayed as having quite a nice lifestyle. Maybe not exactly rich, but still very well off. If this province is so poor, what do they have to trade? And it can't be all that poor if it has enough excess of whatever product it is to trade.
Looking at the map, it is also not in a very far-off corner of Tencendor, either. I guess they could raise taxes on the goods that come through? It still feels weird.
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Given that 'Plough' is capitalized, I'm tempted to think that it's more of an ornamental thing rather than an actual field tool. It can't possibly be the only one in each village, because most of the families would need one for farming. So maybe there's one big one that's all decorated up and special, and then your common farming tools.
NRSG: (shakes head) So uncharitable... Well, let me have a look.
It seems that they indeed have multiple ploughs, and the Plough is apparently called "the Altar of the Plough" and is a sculpture of one? At least the one in Smyrton is? What is this, Douglass?
I do have one thing to add. The whole idea that 'wild = evil and must either be destroyed or tamed', and that only civilized things are good. Given humanity's own outlook about this concept in the not so distant past... Yeah. I'm a bit uncomfortable.
She might have used that skilfully in the racism plot... but it rather seems like a way to make the Seneschal look bad, so it fails.
I don't think that's what was implied. It seems to me it's saying that it's supposed to be a title only the king can bestow on someone, hence the "“given to Borneheld […] by King Priam"
That is true. I do wonder if the title has been given before now...
This seems a little strange to me. Most of the time, traders and merchants are portrayed as having quite a nice lifestyle. Maybe not exactly rich, but still very well off. If this province is so poor, what do they have to trade? And it can't be all that poor if it has enough excess of whatever product it is to trade.
Looking at the map, it is also not in a very far-off corner of Tencendor, either. I guess they could raise taxes on the goods that come through? It still feels weird.