Re: Glorantha Digest V4 #281

From: Carl Fink <carlf_at_panix.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 22:03:08 -0500


Philip Hibbs <PHibbs_at_compuserve.com>:

>>At last Humakt fought Yanafal, but they fought each other to a
>>standstill, even though Yanafal was aided by einherjar and Humakt was not
>
>Wow, I'd never seen that before! Any relative of Ginna Jar?

The "einherjar" are the heroes gathered by the Valkyries to Odin's hall, Gladsheim (?). They're his host, who will fight (and lose) beside him when Surtur comes to battle at Ragnarok.

I presume Greg just attached the word to the somewhat similar god Humakt.
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