> >I've always thought that the core myth of Elmal is that he stays behind
> >and protects the community when Orlanth departs.
> This is the modern orlanthi interpretation. But look at the figure
> of Elmalus in the GRoY; there we have him depicted as a raiding king
> of the Vingkotlings who is only halted by the actions of Shargash.
I think such raids happened before the LBQ.
> The identification of Yelm-as-Emperor and Orlanth-as-Last-Rebel was
> made during the Golden Empire of Nysalor.
Or even somewhat earlier.
Ashley Crill speculated
> >central
> >american culturs who managed to build dry-jointed structures with _huge_
>stones, so
> >exactly that one can't get a razorblade between two adjacent blocks.
>
> Perhaps they used concrete?
Nope.
David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_pensee.com> Glorantha/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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