Re: Re: Axes

From: donald_at_...
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 20:44:44 GMT


In message <ctqmb0+hmo2_at_...> "Mike Dawson" writes:

>Makes me realize a simple but evil way to kill of a rival stead--you don't
>have to enter their hall, just set fire to their woodpile after the winter
>has started. Not your fault when they freeze to death a month later, so no
>weregild. Or at least a very complicated law suit!

I reckon the lawsuit is for burning their woodpile, and the penalty is that you have to replace it with yours. So you freeze to death after having to transport all that wood to your enemies.

-- 
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/

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