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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 8639589" data-attributes="member: 6704184"><p>Because most of the world doesn't have the geography of Ulster? </p><p></p><p>I’m having trouble parsing some of this, but my point is that Dal Riata just isn’t indicative of general norms, pretty much anywhere. </p><p></p><p>There have always been well travelled roads with plenty of small trade (eg farmers taking goods to market, etc) by foot even along coastlines. If the city doesn’t make sure the road that leads to them is functional, they don’t get goods from the local farmers, and they’re screwed. </p><p> </p><p>Also, who said anything about people walking from Waterdeep to Calimport? No one’s position relies on the idea of frequent trips across the <em>entire length</em> of the Trade Way. </p><p></p><p>A small quibble, I’ve heard from a few sources over the years that it wasn’t uncommon at all to go to the next town over in Medieval Europe, or most times and places. Including for women and children, depending on the social dynamics. (Women had a lot more freedom in pagan Northern and Western Europe than in Christian Europe or Hellenic Pagan Europe, for instance)</p><p> </p><p>It’s just that the next town over was a day’s walk in good weather. Farmers often traveled to the nearest actual town to trade, or went a week out to several towns over, trading along the way, coming home just as laden but now with stuff they needed and didn’t grow/raise/make themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 8639589, member: 6704184"] Because most of the world doesn't have the geography of Ulster? I’m having trouble parsing some of this, but my point is that Dal Riata just isn’t indicative of general norms, pretty much anywhere. There have always been well travelled roads with plenty of small trade (eg farmers taking goods to market, etc) by foot even along coastlines. If the city doesn’t make sure the road that leads to them is functional, they don’t get goods from the local farmers, and they’re screwed. Also, who said anything about people walking from Waterdeep to Calimport? No one’s position relies on the idea of frequent trips across the [I]entire length[/I] of the Trade Way. A small quibble, I’ve heard from a few sources over the years that it wasn’t uncommon at all to go to the next town over in Medieval Europe, or most times and places. Including for women and children, depending on the social dynamics. (Women had a lot more freedom in pagan Northern and Western Europe than in Christian Europe or Hellenic Pagan Europe, for instance) It’s just that the next town over was a day’s walk in good weather. Farmers often traveled to the nearest actual town to trade, or went a week out to several towns over, trading along the way, coming home just as laden but now with stuff they needed and didn’t grow/raise/make themselves. [/QUOTE]
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