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Originally Posted by PreSage
I don't quite understand what you're getting at here. Are you suggesting Shirayuki is a noble?
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Nope, just confirming what you have said
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Originally Posted by AC-Phoenix
Actually they were.
The concept of conscription wasn't exactly invented in modern times. It usually excluded woman, yes, but the concept was there.
In most towns men were even obligated to own weapons and armor to defend the city in case of an attack, no matter whether they were soldiers.
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Off course there were exceptions and different situations, however very often there were fighting because they had to do so. Still, if I remember correctly, in medieval time if was pretty normal for people with skills to change his overlord and country.