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Re: Hostages

Tue 27 Mar 2018, 18:06

(reference to popular tv/culture) In Game of Thrones, the term Ward would cover this I think?

Theon Greyjoy is a Ward of House Stark, left in their care lest the Greyjoy's move against the larger house. Very much a 'hostage'.
 
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Re: Hostages

Tue 27 Mar 2018, 18:19

Wards and hostages are different.  While a ward is a hostage, a hostage is not always a ward. Hostages are exchanged to ensure that one or both parties behave each other during a truce.  A ward is raised as if a child by the person keeping them as hostage. 

Hence, Theon Greyjoy is a ward, but when hostages are exchanged in season 1 of The Last Kingdom (including the protagonist - Uhtred), it is "only" an exchange of hostages. No-one involved on either side (all of them warriors) can be considered a ward.

So if the hostages being exchanged are already adults (as it seems to be the case here in Forbidden Lands), they would not be considered wards. Hope this makes sense.
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