Re: Carls, half carls and Gardeners

From: david.boatright_at_...
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 09:38:41 -0000

>With the Lunars getting hold of this 'administrative term' and re-
>organising the parcelling out of each hide this will certainly get
Darran



>tempers a little hotter. I am not sure if one of the five from the Five-
>hide is equipped or additional sixth carl. However with sixteen
>carls per stead I would say five carls support the housecarl or
>thane while he is away fighting for the tribal king or clan chief. Or
>in

This is a Saxon model not a Heortling one. Not every stead has a Thane and all warrior carls live with the clan cheiftain ot the Thane they protect.

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