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... both sides vying for ever greater power, land and influence.

But if taken in a much simpler form, it was a transactional relationship where nobles protected them and paid them 'taxes' in the form of tithes, while the priests made sure not to curse them, thus guaranteeing the gods were on their side through prayers and rituals.

And among one of the many rituals involved was the priests conducting a noble's marriage, hence ensuring the best chance of the Father responding to their ...

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