This is one of the darker examples of “what’s trashy when poor people do it but classy when rich people do it”. If it’s the poors, cue hillbilly jokes/banjo music. If, however, you’re talking about the upper strata of a steeply hierarchical society trying to preserve dynastic wealth (or imitating the customs of those who did), you’re now in Crusader Kings territory.
This is one of the darker examples of “what’s trashy when poor people do it but classy when rich people do it”. If it’s the poors, cue hillbilly jokes/banjo music. If, however, you’re talking about the upper strata of a steeply hierarchical society trying to preserve dynastic wealth (or imitating the customs of those who did), you’re now in Crusader Kings territory.
It takes a lot of inbreeding to get a jaw this great!