In the course of time feudal lords were gradually detached from the people and handed down their dominance as the absolute authority; however, some lords were better or so excellent that they were admired as wise rulers and became legends.
これらの領主はやがて大衆から遊離し、その権力を絶対のものとして代々受け継いでいったが、その中にはいわゆる名君と謳われ伝承に残るような善良ないし優秀な者たちもいた。