Re: re:Alakorings and Heortlings

From: Nick Eden <nick_at_...>
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 14:02:05 +0000

On Mon, 08 Jan 2001 17:58:28 +1300, you wrote:

>Jeff Richard:
>
>> >Yes. None published so far save that Alakorings seem to have
>> >larger tribes than Heorlings.
>
>>Ummm... I think you have this backwards - the "Alakoringite" tribes
>>are, one the whole, much smaller than the ancient Heortling tribes.
>
>I was thinking of the modern Heortling Tribes of Sartar compared to
>the Tribe of Tarsh (before it became a kingdom), the Lanksti and the
>Tarkarlings of Aggar. I am also given to understand that Tarsh now
>has fewer tribes than Sartar despite a larger population.

But far more people who consider themselves Lunar citizens (or at least subjects) and not members of tribes IMHO.

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