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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ysgarran" data-source="post: 4919634" data-attributes="member: 709">I think you might be getting caught up in the wrong emphasis here.  Lots of measurements in a medieval setting were 'rules of thumb' and not tied down to any agreed upon set of standards.   This was particularly true in day to day uses of time and distance.  It really is besides the point.  My guess is that Celebrim included the "King's waist" requirement for a bit of color as much as anything.The real point is that your ability to dispute what is 'good' is proscribed by the hierarchical nature of the society.   Just because you 'know' that a particular law does not result in the greater good does not mean you can just start ignoring that law:  you HAVE to go through the proper channels to change that law.  A lawful and good society would have reasonable mechanisms for this but  there would still be an element of bureaucratic overhead to it.Arguing with the town guard on the street would not be one of those mechanisms.Ysgarran.</blockquote>