Would you say Orlanthi go for that kind of thing? I could certainly see it among the Sartarites. Probably most Orlanthi. Not sure what would happen if you fail to live up to your boast. Divine disfavour? Or just mocking? :)
LC
On December 29, 2006 10:32 am, Jane Williams wrote:
> --- "L.Castellucci" <lightcastle_at_...> wrote:
> > But I think another boasting role is "promises of
> > future deeds". I don't know
> > how Orlanthi this is, but I have often heard of
> > Boasting competitions
> > *before* a battle or other endeavour. Failing to
> > live up to the boast is bad juju.
>
> There's a lot of that in the Coley Cattle raid I was
> looking at earlier. The sequence seems to be
> a) Boast about what you're going to do to Cuchculain
> b) Try to do it
> c) Die
>
>
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