[Glorantha] Gunda

[Benedict Adamson]

Peter Metcalfe wrote:
...
> As for what a Valkyrie is, the meaning alone seems pretty clear: a woman
> who carries off the fallen.
...

Valkyrie = chooser of the slain, not carrier of the slain. The degree to 
which a Gloranthan Valkyrie is similar to a Norse Valkyrie is up for 
grabs, but I assert that the minimum similarity is that the plain 
meaning of the word is retained, so choosing certainly but perhaps not 
carrying.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie