Thread: Assassination
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Old 09-21-2001, 01:41 PM   #24
Fljotsdale
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Originally posted by MagiK:
I think you may be mistaken about the olden days. Royalty did not lead from the front, they used "tasters" to check their food for poison...who would want that job? In the armies, peasents (masses) of peasents protected the Royals and Knights from the armies of the enemy, of course then knights were expected to fight each other.

I thinkk those in power have always been protected more than the common man since their death could have (in theory) a more damaging effect on the whole kingdom, state, country, whatever. Cowardly? to a point. Sensible? to a point.
new? not on your life.


Depends on which rulers you have in mind, MagiK. Some of 'em DID lead from the front!
Though a good many more did not, certainly.

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