>maybe tsuwm shouldn't have thrown it a bone

shouldn't he? I suppose the question that must be begged is: *at the time* (c. 1000 CE) was the eldest son the (sole) heir?

since it's ron that they aren't at all the same thing today.

 Originally Posted By: wikipedia
Primogeniture is the common law right of the firstborn son to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings. It is the tradition brought by the Normans of Normandy to England in 1066. According to the Norman tradition, the firstborn son inherited the entirety of a parent's wealth, estate, title or office. In the absence of children, inheritance passed to the collateral relatives, in order of seniority of the collateral line. [itals. added]


hey, what would a round of hogwash be without a bone of contention?!


the hogmaster™