Surely healing magic has a lot to do with this too. In our world, if a young man went aviking and got a spear in his stomach for his trouble, he would spend the next few days writhing in pain before expiring from peritonitis. On an Orlanthi raid, our young warrior would be dragged off the battle field and healed by his aunt. Sure, he would be sore for a season, but he would still be alive and he has a nice scar to show to his new girlfriend.
I think this effect hasn't been emphasized enough. The Orlanthi would appear brave to the point of being foolhardy to an Irish clansmen because the consequences of injury are much less.
It balances out though. Disease in Glorantha is worse than on Earth.
Kind Regards,
Bruce Hollebone: hollebon (at) cyberus.ca
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