This documentation is in progress and should not be considered as canonical.
The Rites of the Free people are a set of laws and dooms that date back to before the founding of Dale. They are commonly referred to as "the old ways," though since the destruction of Dale in T.A. 2770 most of the people of Wilderland no longer recognize them as the common law, instead taking note of the more codified laws of Laketown.
There are
The Dooms of Rank
Let it be known that above all is the Lord of the hold.
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