EN025.04 Security
Ott 2025
E. Laws
e. Security and War Aftermath
25.04 Here are the rights of all Fryas to ensure their security:
1. When laws are made, or new rules established, this must be done for the common good and never for the benefit of individuals, nor for that of individual families, towns, or anything else that is individual.
2. If war breaks out and houses are destroyed, or ships, or whatever else, whether by the enemy or for the general cause, then the community — that is all the folk together — must repair them again. This is so that no one shall contribute to the failure of the common cause in order to save his own estate.
3. When war has passed and there are some so injured that they can no longer work, then the community must see to their care. At feasts, they must sit in the front so that the youth may honor them.
4. Widows and orphans of war [026] must also be cared for, and the sons may write the names of their fathers on their shields for the honor of their families.
5. If anyone has been captured by the enemy and they come back, they must be taken far away from the encampment, as they may have been set free in exchange for grim promises. This way, they may avoid keeping their promises and yet remain truthful.
6. If we ourselves capture enemies, they are to be brought deep into the lands and educated about our Frya morals.
7. If they are afterwards set free, it must be done with kindness by the maidens, in order that we make allies and friends of adversaries and enemies.
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Chapter E: Sandbach 1876