In order to unite Andor and Cairihien Elayne strips her rebel nobles of their titles and lands and swaps them around with some Cairihien nobles. The Andorans nobles will have Cairihienin lands and the Cairihienin will have Andoran lands.
This is supposed to be a brilliant plan but it's actually pretty stupid.
Tarmon Gaidon is about to happen and the nobles are supposed to lead armies in the Light's defense. But how well can newly appointed strangers lead the people under their care? The answer is poorly. They do not have each others' loyalty and do not know their strengths, weaknesses and customs.
This could work in a time of peace but this isn't such a time.
Also, isn't the punishment to harsh for their crimes?
There's an assumption that one piece of land is as good as another, one leader interchangeable with a different one, that there are no attachments or loyalties which is patently untrue.
This is supposed to be a brilliant plan but it's actually pretty stupid.
Tarmon Gaidon is about to happen and the nobles are supposed to lead armies in the Light's defense. But how well can newly appointed strangers lead the people under their care? The answer is poorly. They do not have each others' loyalty and do not know their strengths, weaknesses and customs.
This could work in a time of peace but this isn't such a time.
Also, isn't the punishment to harsh for their crimes?
There's an assumption that one piece of land is as good as another, one leader interchangeable with a different one, that there are no attachments or loyalties which is patently untrue.
Brilliant my ass
- 30/11/2010 07:08:46 PM
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Nobles are interchangeable....
- 30/11/2010 07:32:50 PM
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for the large part, RJ's nobles weren't particularly deep either.
- 30/11/2010 08:15:07 PM
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Re: Brilliant my ass
- 30/11/2010 10:31:24 PM
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So owing money is so bad it's punishable with a fate worse than death?
- 01/12/2010 11:02:18 AM
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Re: So owing money is so bad it's punishable with a fate worse than death?
- 01/12/2010 11:05:37 AM
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Re: So owing money is so bad it's punishable with a fate worse than death?
- 02/12/2010 03:25:28 PM
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I really do not see how being given new lands and a new chance is "worse than death".
- 02/12/2010 04:13:53 PM
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Re: Brilliant my ass
- 01/12/2010 12:57:34 AM
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Interesting
- 01/12/2010 11:04:26 AM
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Re: Interesting
- 01/12/2010 11:07:02 AM
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Notice how people liked Henry VIII more than they liked Henry VII
- 01/12/2010 11:15:03 AM
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because of his "Kingly" behavior, in comparison to VII's lack thereof.
- 01/12/2010 08:26:26 PM
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I think you're making my point for me
- 02/12/2010 06:34:17 AM
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Re: I think you're making my point for me
- 02/12/2010 08:09:33 AM
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wasnt king henry VIII really fat, or was that another henry?*NM* *NM*
- 02/12/2010 04:33:50 AM
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He was not particularly fat until he was older.
- 02/12/2010 02:17:43 PM
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