TTrotsky_at_... wrote:
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> Pascal Milhau:
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> << a) May a heortling tribal king be a clan chief at the same time?>>
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> Yes. Most are, apparently. (TR p. 174).
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> << b) To be a tribal king one have to be (and remain) a clan chief ?
> >>
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> No, its not compulsory, just common.
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> Trotsky
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Being Clan Chief gives a Tribal King a personal powerbase that is just not readily availble in many Tribal socieites. There's not quite as much land/power/authority that comes with the role as would come with something more hereditary.
Jeff
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