>Gavelkind Succession
Why not just burn your empire if your going to partition it?
Ebin CK2 meems.
UMAYYAD BORO????
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>>979313
>implying a socio cares what happens after they die
>>979313
>not making your children fight to the death to inherit the empire
Enjoy your decadence.
It's your private property, you can do whatever you want with it
>>979313
Maybe because it wasn't an empire to begin with
>>979313
It probably avoids all of your sons cutting eachother's throats in their sleep.
Honestly though, it really gives you an idea of how exalted the idea of being king was when a prince with no title who would otherwise live a life of luxury with little to no actual work required would kill one of his closest family members just so they could claim a crown and live in relatively little more luxury than before.
It's only called gavelkind in CK2.
It could have been pretty glorious if they didn't hand it around like slices of a pie, sad desu.
>>979313
Wtf is a Gavelkind?
You just made that up.
>>980433
An old system of inheritance from Kent, that probably represents an even older germanic tradition
I don't think they were at the least concerned about preserving an empire. Let the sons all share their plot of land. Why it's only fair and reasonable.
why would you care. you're fucking dead.
>>979313
Firstly, don't ever call partiable inheritance "gavelkind" unless it's within the narrow English context in which "gavelkind" actually applies.
Secondly, the Franks of the time did not consider the kingdom to be partitioned. The Frankish realm was thought of as one indivisible realm, albeit occasionally under multiple rulers at once. It's difficult for moderns in a time of distinct, sovereign states to understand how sovereignty could be vested in multiple people within a single realm.
In a sense, this is how the later Roman Empire was thought of as well - there was no "Western Roman Empire" or "Eastern Roman Empire," but rather a single empire which happened to be ruled by multiple emperors. It was all considered "Rome" together.
>>979584
>It's your private property
This is what Barbarians actually believe
>>980433
Dividing your inheritance.
