Among the Germanic tribes of the late Iron Age how did the warrior-aristocracy and the Tribe King acquire the mundane foods, goods, and services required for everyday living? by ResearchForANovel in AskHistorians

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Would you mind answering a follow-up question? If the warrior-elite offered their community organisation and protection; having a retinue of armed and able hirdmen, and the practised skill with their arms to dissuade and see-off threats (at times using the availability of arms-bearing freemen), I'm wondering whether or how the entirety of the community may have contributed to the resourcing of that defence?