Re: Nur-ellen in the world of Brithenig

Am 09/11 00:33  J?rg Rhiemeier yscrifef:

> So we can perhaps fix these numbers:
>
> Castreleon   900,000
> Aberddui     420,000
> Esca         270,000
> Tafrobl      220,000
>
Sounds fixed to me.

> > > [boundary within the March]
> >
> > Like Dunein, the March still retains some of its native nobility. In
> > the case of Dunein, it was at one time an independant country. When
> > Kernow came to unite with Cambria; much of the political structure was
> > retained, but transmuted into a provincial structure. A number of
> > customs and a large portion of the legal system were retained as well.
>
If the March may have been a independant kingdom it was in the same way
that all the provinces were before they united under the leadership of
Ill Terruin.  In the March the 'native nobility' retained a high degree
of independence that wasn't tolerated elsewhere.  Whereas elsewhere a
lord could live in a curth, in the March it had to be fortified.
Letting the Saeson through would not be forgiven, it happened once.
They could dispense their own law because they were border barons and
many of them were closely married to the royal house - one way of
keeping them loyal.

> > Curiously, the languages is what whithered. Though that situation was
> > dealt with in the last century which saw a revival of the local
> > languages.
>
Simply put before the Federation the centre would not have trusted the
defence of the border to anyone who had less Romanitas than they did.
The Ylyl could be tolerated because they had a strong group identity and
loyalty.

> Lalorndor would not be a kingdom, but a traditional democratic republic
> with a parliament (I haven't fixed a Nur-ellen term for this yet) and an
> elected governor (_kondir_).  There is of course lots of old ritual
> connected with the proceeding of the political institutions.  While the
> working sessions of the parliament are not much different from those of
> any other modern parliament, sessions of ceremonial character (such as
> the opening session) are held on Mertlad according to ancient
> procedures.
>
> This is something the Elves negotiated out of the kings of Kemr quite a
> long time ago; Ill Terruin accepted mainly because he wanted to avoid
> losing Lalorndor to Saeson.  Does this make sense?
>
All the provinces have a Rheithur who heads a sort of provincial
council.  My guess is that a kondir is something similar with a lot more
autonomy.

On another note.  This thread has no obConlang and would have to be
removed elsewhere if chat was discouraged on this list.

- andrew.
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Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz

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