I read (in a book) once that one of the biggest differences between
the Welsh and the Saxons was the difference in focus in their laws.
The Welsh were horrified that under Saxon law one could murder and
then pay weregild and that this was considered justice, whereas
property crimes were strongly punished.
The Saxons, on the other hand, couldn't understand the Welsh allowing
fines to offset property crimes but coming down hard on murderers.
> A big difference would be that the Orlanthi have a more unified
> religion than the Celtic peoples.
Problem with this comparison is, as there were no really "Celtic" peoples, there was no "Celtic" religion. Even among nationalities, there are cultural differences. Best RL example I can think of would be, for example, the differences between Californians and Texans (or, for the Brits among us, Londoners compared with Geordies).
>From things Greg has said on this thread, I rather imagine the only
real similarites among "Orlanthi" would be the names of the major
Pantheon members.
Consider that mythic history would drift, then Tribal heroes would
become conflated with Godly events and even local politics would
affect the myths. It is possible that even the "Three Laws(TM)"
(Nobody can make you do anything, Violence is always an option, There
is always another way) may have different emphases in different
cultures, may even be written differently or may not even exist.
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