Re: Odal and personal property among the Orlanthi.

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From: Lord Hennamono <lord_at_DEO4yYNsCB5AViysEbylJD4YHEDHinqf4hb99SI84ovZa5w2hSYAQngMrnXrzGZmoLv4bZ7>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:27:51 +0100

On 23/04/12 13:30, donald_at_moE0-DVED0VxIfZvSCF3XADJ77PZ8CrqnjNq9VNOQ4vCKUVYPQU-9icEtf2e8zvywNJJdIXfewvr_NjjjyU.yahoo.invalid wrote:
> In general loot is brought before the clan chief for him to allocate. Some will be given to the
> individuals who took it, some to their bloodlines and some to the clan as a whole.

I'm not convinced the chief is the first port of call. Clan tradition would surely dictate what sorts of property are odal and what personal. So the lawspeaker would first rule on what was communal and only then would the chief be able to distribute what was left over as personal.