Re: Digest Number 226

From: Richard Melvin <rmelvin_at_...>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:03:53 +0100

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>One thing I find very interesting in mythology is that legends and stories
>change over time and distance. For example, in one version of the death of
>Baldur, mistletoe is a plant; in another, it's a sword (IIRC). Why should a
>myth on Glorantha be consistent from one place to another?

I don't think that real-world confusion and/or ambiguity should be equated with regional differences in Glorantha.

I don't think that all the tribes of Sartar have the same set of Orlanthi feat names, but interprets them differently.

Instead, some have different feats, some have different affinities, and some barely worship anything recognisable as Orlanth at all.

Richard