Begin your law with this statement "in the northland, the law is the law of …."

In the Northland, the law is the law of survival and harshness, to steal if you must and show no mercy.

Explanation:

This is an old expression that is directly related to the difficulties of life in Northland where each one should deal with the harshness and challenges that the place presented to the lives of all the citizens who were established there.

The expression literally states, that the only law that remains in Northland is the law of survival, because everyone does what is necessary to stay alive and active, regardless of the means and the consequences of their actions.

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