It would seem that various collective methods, perhaps instances of what Thorkild Jacobsen called primitive democracy, in which disputes were previously resolved through a council of one's peers, were no longer sufficient for the needs of the local community.
Det synes som om, at forskellige kollektive metoder, måske forekomster af det, Thorkild Jacobsen kaldte primitive demokrati, hvor tvister tidligere blev løst gennem et råd af ens jævnaldrende, ikke længere var tilstrækkelige til brug for lokalsamfundet.