[Glorantha] Lappland, women and breeding

[Mikko Rintasaari]

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> Of course, in Orlanthi society the age at which one marries and the age at
> which one produces children are not as closely linked as in Xstian society
> (were this lot Xstian?) But even so.... 30. Hmm. That's a good long time to
> be in the Healer bracket. Or Adventurous. "Career" stage, isn't it?

Christian, yes. When the swedes ditched their old religion they had a lot
of fun crusading over the gulf and converting us finns (and the lapps).

By that stage I'm pretty sure even the most remote Lappish groups were
pretty thoroughly converted.

> Since the adult women weren't tied to the cycle of pregnant/feeding/nappies,
> I take it they had less limits on their activities? How did that work out in
> terms of their part in society?

Unfortunately I don't know. Life must have beenpretty hard to the reindeer
herders (living in yurt-like tents, following the herds), so I bet
everybody had a lot of work in their hands, just to survive. I don't know
how much political power the women had (propably not all that much), but
their labour will have been very important.

	-Adept