Unlike in China and later in Japan, where female warlords such as Oda Nobuna could legally inherit and become both powerful and respected, post-Roman Britain did not have such a tradition. We know that under medieval Welsh common law women could not inherit land or succeed the throne, and it seems that by Arthuria Pendragon's lifetime this was in place, following the traditions of earlier Celtic law and Roman law. While exceptions could be made, the last thing that Arthuria's court needed was a succession crisis. With encroaching Saxons and unrest among the British population, Arthuria needed above all else to maintain a strong and stable front. The possibility that her enemies might try to split hairs was not something that could be tolerated