Did the City Guard Really Exist? [Reality vs. Fantasy]
In video games like Skyrim or Gothic, one of the mechanics is the so-called "city watch," a modern-day equivalent of the police force that maintains order on the streets of cities and villages. But did such a thing actually exist?
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Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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