Post by Admin on Aug 2, 2016 18:36:19 GMT
Although the noble Ethelings are eager to call for a council to discuss the details of the new regime with Merovech, it seems that many of the ordinary people have stronger feelings. Measures have had to be put in place to prevent Frankish traders travelling alone along the Frisian coast, as the murder rate for Franks is so high. In ditches between villages, or impaled on trees, unfortunate Frankish travellers are left as a grisly statement against oppression. Frankish nobles trying to take advantage of a newly conquered people are granted their every whim, and given all courtesy, before being disappearing from local Tabernae over night.
The culprits are notoriously hard to find, and communal punishment difficult, since the bodies are almost universally found near crossroads, often miles from their last known location, or into boggy marshland shared between communities. Convictions are relatively sparse, and Franks are often forced to choose a scapegoat almost at random. These scapegoats often declare their name as 'Fulk Friling', the name most often given as the most likely culprit whenever enquiries are made in the villages and towns of Frisia.
The consensus amongst the Frankish nobles is that Fulk Friling is not a real person, but represents an informal network of interconnected local resistence groups. They are probably peasants, so pose no real threat. Despite this, many Franks involved in the newly conquered region suffer sleepless nights, with visions of a mighty folk hero bent on ridding the world of Frankish nobles. The methods are equally sinister, since armour, wealth, and fighting skill seem to matter little when you're getting your throat slit in a brothel, or you find yourself hunted in unfamiliar terrain. The nobles suggest a system of punitive fines imposed on the nearest village, and to ban all Frilings and lower from carrying weapons. Of course, the final decision is up to the great king Germanicus.
The culprits are notoriously hard to find, and communal punishment difficult, since the bodies are almost universally found near crossroads, often miles from their last known location, or into boggy marshland shared between communities. Convictions are relatively sparse, and Franks are often forced to choose a scapegoat almost at random. These scapegoats often declare their name as 'Fulk Friling', the name most often given as the most likely culprit whenever enquiries are made in the villages and towns of Frisia.
The consensus amongst the Frankish nobles is that Fulk Friling is not a real person, but represents an informal network of interconnected local resistence groups. They are probably peasants, so pose no real threat. Despite this, many Franks involved in the newly conquered region suffer sleepless nights, with visions of a mighty folk hero bent on ridding the world of Frankish nobles. The methods are equally sinister, since armour, wealth, and fighting skill seem to matter little when you're getting your throat slit in a brothel, or you find yourself hunted in unfamiliar terrain. The nobles suggest a system of punitive fines imposed on the nearest village, and to ban all Frilings and lower from carrying weapons. Of course, the final decision is up to the great king Germanicus.