[Glorantha] Valkyries, Gunda

[Jane Williams]

> Hmm... I wonder. We still don't know what a Valkyrie
> is in the Gloranthan
> context. Parhaps they are mostly found in the
> obscure Boristi faith, and
> Gunda's spear is indeed a Valkyrie spear? Parhaps
> _the_ valkyrie spear.

Some ideas have been expressed, but I don't think any
were agreed on. One of the most detailed was on Simon
Phipp's site:

http://www.soltakss.com/valkyrie.html

I don't agree with it myself, but it's worth a look.

And of course Gunda isn't a Valkyrie herself, she's
the daughter of one.

A Google turns up some thoughts of mine back in 1998

http://glorantha.temppeli.org/digest/gd5/1998.03/4385.html

yes, when the Glorantha list was still only available
in Digest mode - that's old!

And Google also tells me that "Gunda" is a
Scandanavian name meaning "female warrior".

what else...? oh, KoS, the Saga. "Harrek the Berserk
and Gunda the Guilty, a valkyrie woman from Fronela,
led the Free Army..."

Gunda has Arduin stats given in Wyrms Footprints, let
me look them up.

"Braided blonde hair, blue eyes, 5'8", 180 lb".
(quick sums - that's 12 stone 12 lbs).

Numbers.... Str much higher than INT or WIS, usual
warrior stuff.

Magic spear( dumb and unaligned) called "Sweet
Vengeance". "Sword-and-a-half" (whatever one of those
is) which speaks any langauge its owner does and reads
any language. Called "Hell's Left Hand", and acts as a
Vorpal Blade v. males of any kind. Poisoned dagger
called "Queen's Kiss".

Immune to aphrodisiacs, charisma, charm, Hold Person
and Suggestion, and 50% geas resistant.

It gives her age (25) but no year - ah, but she's the
same age as Jareel. Who I believe can be tied down to
dates quite precisely.




	
	
		
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