The theme of th tale is "older people should be treated with respect and regarded as a source of wisdom."
In "The Wise Old Woman," the cruel lord and Lord Higa are indeed the same person. The story depicts Lord Higa as a tyrannical ruler who imposes harsh laws on his subjects. His character exemplifies the themes of oppression and the consequences of cruelty, ultimately leading to his downfall through the wisdom of the old woman. Thus, both names refer to the same character representing tyranny in the narrative.
Lord Higa demands the village to provide him with a tribute of rice, to deliver a certain number of young women for his pleasure, and to construct a lavish palace for him. These tasks reflect his oppressive rule and the exploitation of the villagers, highlighting the power dynamics and the villagers' struggle against his demands. The villagers must navigate these challenges while seeking a way to assert their dignity and resist Higa's tyranny.
The Wise Old Woman is a story about a kind young farmer and his old mother. The cruel young lord who ruled the village disliked old people, so his decree was to banish anyone over seventy-one from the village and "be left in the mountains to die." When the farmers mother turned seventy-one, he brought her up to the mountains but decided to stay hidden in their home. One day another lord threatened to conquer the village, so the young cruel lord asked for help from people in the village. In summary of what happened, all the wise and intelligent answers that helped save the village from the lord were from the wise old mother, so the young lord started to respect his elders because of their wisdom.
A lord protects a village and is in charge
The lord of a village or town would live in a manor house.
The castle, village, and land of a lord's estate were often called Feudal lands. The castle could be called the manor.
Avalon
Tom Riddle. A muggle who was from a village.
He owned New Jersey he was a lord and he had a small little village but a big kingdom and many servants in his kingdom and his village was very poor.
The lord and the peasnat
The title for a woman (or the wife of a Lord) would be "Lady."