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今天看到The Koracari Wilds的Codex的时候,发现"a powerful arl of the Alamarri people"这样的表述,乍一看以为arl是个什么祭祀之类的角色,毕竟是首字没有大写的单词,于是搜索了一下,却发现没有这个词的合适的解释.....
搜索bioware论坛和wiki之后才知道,原来这是Dragon Age仿照英式的贵族称谓而自建的一套体系, 和现实中的那些称谓拼写有一定的差异:
King> Teryn> Arl > Ban > Ser > Freeholder
Ser----Sir 爵士,相当于骑士
Ban---Baron 男爵,拥有一定领地的领主
Arl----Earl 伯爵,古英语,拥有至少包括一个城堡(军事据点)以内的一片领地的
Teryn---这个最难联想到,是威尔士文的King,但又低于Dragon age中的King....因此应该是Duke,公爵,仅次于国王地位,拥有能够调动多个Arl的权利
当然也有看到人说在Dragon Age里面Arl和Teryn应该是互换的位置,这里暂且根据http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/(进不去的翻墙吧===>墙体复制墙体内容到地址栏然后回车)的说法
以上,有误请指出,也希望对没有注意到这点的朋友对剧情的理解上有所帮助
Politics
To its neighbors, Ferelden seems utterly chaotic. Unlike other monarchies, power does not descend from their throne. Rather, it arises from the support of the freeholders.
All nobility may be referred to as 'lordship/ladyship' or 'my lord/lady' when not using their title. This is also the correct term for their spouse.
Freeholder
The term for any land-owner in Ferelden. A few commoners are freeholders.
Ser
A male or female knight of the realm. Commonly used as a term of praise to regard someone higher than themselves. (For example, "No, ser,")
Banns
Each freehold chooses the bann or arl to whom it pays allegiance. Typically, this choice is made based on proximity of the freehold to the lord’s castle, as it’s rarely worthwhile to pay for the upkeep of soldiers who will arrive at your land too late to defend it. For the most part, each generation of freeholders casts their lot with the same bann as their fathers did, but things can and do change. No formal oaths are sworn, and it is not unheard of, especially in the prickly central Bannorn, for banns to court freeholders away from their neighbors, a practice that inevitably begins feuds that can last for ages.
There are currently six known bannorns in Ferelden: Dragon's Peak, Oswin, Lothering, Rainesfere, Waking Sea and White River.
Arls/Arlessa
The teyrns established the arls, giving them command of strategic fortresses that the teyrns could not oversee themselves. They are somewhat more prestigious than banns but they have no banns sworn to them.
There are currently five known arlings in Ferelden: Amaranthine, Denerim, Redcliffe, South Reach and West Hill.
Teyrns/Teyrna
Teyrns arose from among the banns, war leaders who, in antiquity, had grown powerful enough to move other banns to swear fealty to them. There were many of these in the days before King Calenhad, but he succeeded in whittling them down to only two: Gwaren in the south and Highever in the north. These teyrns still hold the oaths of banns and arls. They may call upon them in the event of war or disaster and they are responsible for defending those sworn to them.
Teyrns are referred to as "your Grace," a form imported by the Orlesians.
Human Nobles
King/Queen
The king is the most powerful of the teyrns. Although Denerim was originally the teyrnir of the king, it has since been reduced to an arling, as the king’s domain is now all of Ferelden. However, even the king’s power must come from the banns.
This is especially evident during the Landsmeet, an annual council for which the nobles of Ferelden gather. It has been held for almost three thousand years with only a few interruptions for Blights and invasions. The sight of a king asking for, and working to win the support of "lesser" men is a source of constant wonder to foreign ambassadors.
A king or queen is referred to as "your Majesty", while a prince or princess is called "your Highness."
Origin of Titles
The titles ser, bann, and teyrn originate in Ferelden. Calenhad, the first teyrn to unite the Clayne tribes into a single nation, borrowed arl and king from neighboring states.
Inheritance
Fereldans are mostly patrilineal. There's no tradition that dictates who rules the household. Fereldans are willful and their families tend to be managed by whoever can. Usually, the oldest child inherits the majority of the property regardless of gender, but there are some cases where a younger brother or sister is named the heir simply because he or she seems more capable.
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