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Thanks. That makes sense from a literary standpoint. Taking the historical angle I thought the acoup link might have been implying there's something about taxes
by sideshowb 6y ago
Thanks. That makes sense from a literary standpoint. Taking the historical angle I thought the acoup link might have been implying there's something about taxes in feudalism that should have made GRRM's question redundant.
- throwawayffffas 6y agoI would agree with that, acoup's focus is exactly on over-analyzing fictional settings.
- Jon_Lowtek 6y agoacoup just gives a very tongue in cheek quip: "if GRRM knew more about medieval times + lotr, he could answer that question for himself" In some way i agree with that: part of the idea behind ideal heroes is that one should answer for oneselve what a good and wise kings tax policy would be like, but that is not what acoup said.
- baud147258 6y agohe doesn't only do that, there's also a lot on actual history (I've just re read part of the series on polytheism, it's really interesting)