08-07-2009, 04:48 AM
Good point.
Judging from the Institutional Triads (not the fudged Legendary Triads), the Britons already had a social structure that seems to me very close to the medieval system, which (naturally) also had Germanic influences. But the early "kings" had no land ownership. The feifs were owned by the tribe.
It does seem, that for a certain indefinable period, the tribes and their kings must have created a cavalry in mutual cooperation. This period had passed by the time Gildas wrote de Excidio. And I certainly believe (romantic that I am) that this short period produced a cavalry leader whom cannot be mentioned in these threads. :roll:
Judging from the Institutional Triads (not the fudged Legendary Triads), the Britons already had a social structure that seems to me very close to the medieval system, which (naturally) also had Germanic influences. But the early "kings" had no land ownership. The feifs were owned by the tribe.
It does seem, that for a certain indefinable period, the tribes and their kings must have created a cavalry in mutual cooperation. This period had passed by the time Gildas wrote de Excidio. And I certainly believe (romantic that I am) that this short period produced a cavalry leader whom cannot be mentioned in these threads. :roll:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
