[Discuss] New Tax System.

[Timothy Collett]

On Aug 16, 2007, at 11:05 AM, James wrote:
> Having a house does not make you a landed noble.

Perhaps not, but *owning* a house and the land upon which it stands,  
and having a title, *does* make you a landed noble.

(Disclaimer: this is just from my understanding, not any formal study)

You have to understand that most of the people of the day did not own  
the land they lived on.  The landed nobles owned the land, and  
everyone else was beholden to them.  Owning land was *HUGE* back in  
medieval times.  It meant, more or less, you controlled your own  
destiny, as much as anyone did in those times.

Even if it was only a 3-acre plot with a house, some grass, and a  
couple of cows on it, if you owned land, and had a title, that made  
you a landed noble.  By the very definition of the term.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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