Jack of Harts

Mass Migration is something that happens from time to time. Looking at history, something broadly resembling a mass migration normally takes place every few centuries. And it is generally a bad and dangerous thing for everybody involved. It is usually generated by very bad living conditions in one place, and/or an opportunity to obtain better conditions elsewhere. Some mass migrations are peaceful, though most end up being done at least partially through the tip of the sword. Sometimes there is a great disaster that people flee from in mass. They generally either have enough swords or gold to find a new place to live, or they are slaughtered or enslaved by the people who live where they are going. Other times, an organized and powerful realm has a lot of bored strong young men without much to do so the leaders decide to give them something to do. Go over there, and take the land from those other people…

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Mass Migration on Substack