1144 - ANVIL

There was an obscure country with a strange custom. When a judge retired he had the opportunity before he Left office to repeAl an old law that was no longer relevant. Judge Gordon had reached retirement age and was wrestling with his special task; he had several to choose from. He went down to the riverbank and dangled his feet in the water whilst he pondered what to do. A shoal of fish came up to investigate which was a pleasant distraction for Judge Gordon. But back to the task - which law should he annul? Reason had failed to make a choice for him so he decided to use a random method instead. Anyone watching would not have understood as Judge Gordon wrote the shortlist law numbers on a piece of wood which he placed on his anvil. He picked up his axe, spun round three times and chopped the wood. Where the axe had chopped showed which law to annul!

Judge Gordon used his anvil for chopping kindling usually