The folk of Lamedon were of Daen stock, although they were, in most respects, culturally integrated into the realm. They were ragged, down-to-earth, and mainly concerned about the practicalities of life. There were, however, two aspects of life which they took especially seriously: control of their flocks and control of their families. In Lamedon the sheep and goats were ear-marked to show who owned them, but the lambing season presented the opportunity to steal other people's lambs before they were marked. This was a favorite sport among the young men, and enabled them to prove their doughtiness to their elders. It led to a certain amount of quarreling between landholders, although vendettas no longer raged in Lamedon, since Gondorian law curbed the temper of the folk there.