> The bulk of what the Gloranthan community today understand Vinga to
> be has been written by Jane Williams.
Flattering, but not really true. There are quite a few RQ3 write-ups for Vinga, some of which pre-date mine and some of which took it as a starting point (and some which are probably entirely independent). Mine is just the one that got into hard-copy.
> She took exception to the
> statement "Orlanth is a men only cult" several years ago
Before it went public, in fact. Though back then it was only Orlanth Adventurous who was male-only: and as he's also Orlanth the Teenage Layabout and Seducer, that made sense to me.
> Vinga is what emerged from just a few hints (about three sentences in King
> of Sartar).
And some background in some of the freeforms. (There's a collection of Vingan source material attached to the cult write-up on my site, for anyone who really wants the nit-picking detail). And a LOT of help from other people: Joerg, Steve Martin, Pam Carlson, and many others.
John Hughes is probably the authority these days. Read his Cradledaughter stories for what it's really like to be a Vingan.
> I suggest that you contact Jane as to why Vingans wear
> overskirts and trews.
I'd quite like to know myself. As far as I'm concerned, they don't. I *think* that was a Dave Dunham idea, though I may be wrong.
Jane Williams jane_at_...
http://www.williams.nildram.co.uk/gloranth/index.shtml
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