[Glorantha] Gunda

[Donald R. Oddy]

In message <43FB1982.2030904 at nildram.co.uk> Benedict Adamson writes:
>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

So in Glorantha Valkyrie could just be a poetic way of saying 
"female Humatki". I don't think it is mind you....

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Donald Oddy
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