[Ain't_It_Just_]

I remember in TtH:

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Traveller highlights the difference between Malazan/7C and Edur/Lether. The Malazans conquered, rather than occupied. There's a big difference, though the whole societal/ruling problems are still present.

[Juss]

Iconik, on 01 March 2010 - 05:37 PM, said:

I don't really understand the point behind this. I suppose if it WEREN'T this way we wouldn't have a book. What conqueror in the history of the world gains land, defeats an enemy, takes over their way of life and their capital city and then appoints prominent people from that conquered people in high standing positions in government and military? Oh I suppose you have a few examples here and there with certain INDIVIDUALS being appointed important positions throughout history. Beckett comes to mind but he was a trusted confidant of Richard's. When a people are conquered they are eradicated as quickly as possible. The conquerors way of life is imposed on the conquered, important people and leaders of the defense or rebellion are done away with, John Everyman is turned into a slave or conscripted into the conquerors army. The Gauls for instance in the case of Rome. Or the Saxons in the 12th century.

What conquering people takes over everything then hands over entire cities and portions of the map to the people you JUST got done defeating? This makes absolutely no sense and it kind of bothers me. Rhulad or ANY EDUR FOR THAT MATTER should of made sure that the Letherii were dominated to the point of almost complete genocide. I don't care how isolated Rhulad is. He invited that isolation. I don't care how mad he supposedly is. ANY Edur would of acted in his stead to ensure that the Letherii were nothing more than slaves. Why SE? Why?

I see how it makes sense because the conquering of Letheras was Rhulad in name of the crippled god. Dragging his entire people with him in the horror he inflicted on the Letherii. I think most Edur weren't looking forward to prominent places in ruling an empire. Add to that the fact that the Edur were barbarians compared to the Letherii, they don't know how to rule an empire. Leaving Letheras under the charge of a mad emperor with his band of barbarians. To me, this seems an easily manipulated situation for the sly Letherii people. As for the genocide part, the crippled god needs an empire, not scoured remnants of one

anywho, it's how I see it.

[Silk]

Iconik, on 01 March 2010 - 05:37 PM, said:

The Gauls for instance in the case of Rome.

Surely you forget about that one tiny village in Gaul never conquered and its brave warriors caused no end of problems for the Romans..... Viva Asterix and Obelix and Getafix ;o))))