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Greetings to the Rialto from Robyyan.

Bertram asks about composite baronies:

>  For the composite sort of barony, are the old shires that
>  joined to form the barony usually maintained as cantons
>  or are they disbanded and subsumed into a single baronial
>  structure?

It happened in Windmaster's Hill (yes, we are a composite barony using 
your definition) long before I got here, so I don't know how it formed 
originally.  However, as of now, we have six cantons, each in separate 
towns, that mostly function autonomously.  From one end of the barony 
to the other is probably 125 miles, maybe 2 1/2 hours drive 
(interstates don't run conveniently).  Trying to get the individual 
cantons to interact with each other regularly is one of our (Fern and 
mine) constant efforts.  Each canton has a distinct character of its 
own.  One is on a military base, three are associated with 
universities, more or less, the other 2 are working people.  There are 
times I'm amazed the barony works as well as it does!

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* Robyyan Torr d'Elandris    Baron, Windmaster's Hill       Atlantia *
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* Dennis R. Sherman  	         Triangle Research Libraries Network *
* dennis_sherman@unc.edu       Univ. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill *
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