Re: Ernalda's fighting daughters

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 19:50:52 +1200


Alexei wrote:

>Earth - Babeester Gor
>Storm - Vinga
>Sky - Yelorna for Yelmalion clans, Redalda [as a subcult of Elmal] for other
>clans

>Since these goddesses are all daughters of Ernalda,

Yelorna isn't a daughter of Ernalda, Vinga's relationship with Ernalda isn't given (her relationship with Orlanth is far more crucial) and Babeester Gor is overshadowed as a popular warrior goddess by her Aunt, Maran Gor.

>I am led to wildly speculate that there might well be more warrior
>daughters for non-mainstream Heortling clans, worshipping Flamal
>and Argan Argar.

While there are Dark Heortling clans (c.f. the Torkani) with fighting women, they would be more likely to worship Maran's subcults than any daughter of Ernalda. I don't know of any Heortling clan worshipping Flamal and the RQ3 Ernalda cult write-up thinks that only the Elves and the Esrolians worship her. But then Flamal's element is earth so Babs (or Maran G.) should be good enough for them odd clans.

--Peter Metcalfe

--Peter Metcalfe

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