• ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    In medieval times and before, people who went up first on the ladders during an assault either got a huge reward or the right to carry off whatever they found. Fighting up a ladder with no one friendly at the top is hugely dangerous.

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      2 months ago

      Blood sports and spoils would hugely improve polite discourse around any subject IMO.