For example, in a church school, you must have a name before you can enroll. When doing business or looking for a job, you must have your own name... Even if you are adopted, the child must be given a name by his family elders.
If the "thing" without a name is killed, the murderer will only be sentenced to "destruction of public property."
If you ask more carefully, you will also take the opportunity to ask about the meaning of your name, and take the opportunity to ask who the clan elder who named you is... This is actually inheriting the relationship network of the older generation.
And this name must include the surname.
The rule in Winter is that if a child comes from two different families, then he can become a member of either family as long as the elder of the family is willing to name it. This means that in Winter, there may be nobles in big cities and nobles in rural areas.
Hunters and farmers, they may even be relatives within three generations.
And this naming is very serious.
This means that if this child commits something in the future or wins any prize, it will be reported to the clan by the local Winter Winter Church. The clan elder who bestows their name will also be both prosperous and devastated.
Just like the relationship between "godfather and godmother" in the Theocracy.
Any name without a surname is a "pseudonym" given by oneself. This name does not have any legal effect because all "real names" will be handed over to the local church by the clan elders and recorded by the church.
This is actually an ID card that can be verified anytime and anywhere without having to show it.
If the family name has been taken away but still claims to be a member of this family; or if a person without a surname chooses a random surname for himself, he can be directly assigned to the Frost Beast Army.
Even if you have your own surname, it is not allowed to use other clan names. If nothing happens, that's fine, but if it breaks the law, this notice will be spread to the family, and the clan elder who named him may even be humiliated.
And committed suicide.
Anyone who commits a crime by impersonating another person's name will be considered as "insulting the family" and the crime will be increased by three degrees. The family whose name is used by someone else may regard the family of the person who used it as their enemy, and this feud may be remembered for three generations.
If a family's "family name", that is, their surname, is taken away, it means that they have been "disposed of" in the cold winter. This is the most serious crime in the cold winter, and it is usually a crime that can only be punished if the family rebels.
crime.
Once their surnames are stripped off, they are no longer citizens of the Principality of Winter... Although they are not thrown out, they are actually exiled and deported.
Like a werewolf.
Unless the child is a werewolf and a normal person, it may be given a name by the clan elder on the normal side; purebred werewolves do not have surnames.
Both are werewolves, Doreen has the name "Doreen Angel", while Bella has no last name.
Orphans with names will be pitied and even adopted; but orphans without names are like wild beasts. Their status is no different from that of werewolves.
This is the Principality of Winter.
A country of "tradition" in the true sense.
This tradition does not exist in the aesthetics of a backward era, nor does it exist in rejecting the advancement of science and technology. It does not affect their daily flexibility and humor...it does not make them become old-fashioned and stubborn, and some people often even fall in love with werewolves.
Just like Dmitry.
But they do value tradition.
The tradition composed of blood and kinship has formed invisible chains based on interpersonal relationships, which constrain everyone to abide by the law. Although there is no such thing as a tie in the law, morally and folk customs invisibly constrain everyone.
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If someone intends to assassinate Archduke Winter, his clan members will not be sentenced, but everyone in the local area will know that their relatives have committed such a crime; even if their family moves to other places, the local Winter Church will still notify the local people.
People, who are the relatives of this household, and what did they do when?
No matter what good or bad things the clan members have done, they will be remembered by the Church of Winter. The locals will definitely know the dark history and glory of each family. When talking about marriage, or even opening a shop to become a disciple, they will consider their relatives.
What happened?
It is this strong moral restraint that forces every family to carry out moral education within the family.
If a child has bad conduct, they will never dare to let him go out for fear of causing trouble to the family. If someone goes out without permission, their surname may be taken away to force them to go home; conversely,
If a child is very good, even if the family has no money, the elders who are several generations away will take the initiative to give him money and let him go out "to see if he can make a name for the family."
If a person dies because of a righteous act or a heroic fight, his family members and relatives will be highly respected by the local people; if someone in the family is a serious criminal, the entire family may not be able to hold their head high in the local area for more than ten years.
This is a country that attaches great importance to "face".
Because of this, "orphans" are a very dangerous "group" in the cold winter.
Rather than saying that there are very few "orphans", it is better to say that there are nameless orphans who may have died at an unknown time. If they died silently in the streets, no one would even trace them.
In the traditional concept of the whole winter, it is believed that "orphans without names cannot be taught well". This is a self-evident discrimination.
So if you want the orphan to no longer be an orphan, you must give him a name.
This means that the family must bear responsibility for their future crimes.
In the concept of the people of Winter, these orphans are "other people's children". They are not sure whether they are good or bad at all. Even if a clan elder is willing to name them, they may be prevented by other people in the clan from breaking away from the blood relationship.
Finally, no one wants to take responsibility for their children.
But if it's an orphan who has already been named, it won't be that troublesome.
Anyway, if something happens, it won’t be a shame for the family... It doesn’t even matter if you teach casually.
If the child's parents died because of glory, then all the local families may work together to raise him and they hope to get some "glory" from it.
Therefore, the orphanage in the Principality of Winter is completely different from other countries... This is not a welfare institution, but a reception institution. Since those with names will be picked out, the vast majority of those who can fall into the orphanage
They are all orphans without surnames.
In the harsh environment of winter, only those who have a relatively high level of education, receive an education above a university, or become a clergyman above a bishop can gradually understand... It is not that "orphans without names will definitely commit crimes".
It all depends on what kind of education they received.
Since becoming Cardinal, Dmitry has been working hard to improve the environment in orphanages.
If everyone regards the orphanage as a garbage dump, then the "education" they receive will really make them think that they are garbage.
But these children are actually no worse than anyone else, and they are not like the uneducated people who think that nameless orphans are hopeless "sons of beasts."
Whether they have a name or not does not determine their own quality. Their education and social opinions are the real reasons for their degeneration.
The Melvin family gathered these orphans together and gave them the surname Melvin. This seemed like a great kindness, and it would make the orphans thank them for the rest of their lives.
In fact, it can indeed improve their situation visibly, turning them from orphans with no surnames and not even human beings to members of the Melvin family.
However, the Melvin family must be brewing some conspiracy here.
Dmitry had such a premonition.
Dimly, he had realized that if he handled this conversation incorrectly, it might bring huge disaster to Annan.
But Dmitri didn't have a deep understanding of mysterious knowledge and extraordinary realms.
Relying on his own knowledge alone, he was completely unaware of what the Melvin family was planning... so he didn't know how he should respond.
Just when he was hesitating, the sealed room in the Grand Duke's Palace opened on its own from the outside without anyone knocking on the door.
good chance!
"who?"
Dmitri immediately shouted loudly: "Don't you know how to knock on the door?"
He had even planned to scold the people who came in, pretend that he was not in the mood to reply, and take the opportunity to put aside the unclear matter brought by Earl Melvin... and wait for him to find it.
Ask your own occult consultant "Wasika" before giving a reply.
As a result, he heard a very familiar voice full of laughter:
"Why, my dear Dmitry, will your brother still have to knock on the door when he returns to the Grand Duke's palace?"
Grandma is here, great!
It's Annan who's back!
Dmitri exhaled almost immediately, his eyes lit up, and even his frowning eyebrows opened.
It doesn't matter what conspiracy the Melvin family has.