Re: Multiple Initiation

From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_...>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:47:05 -0000

> All this talk (so long ago, have I not had time to answer things
since
> October?) about Ernalda reminds me of something. During the
Windstop, only
> the Ernaldans who view Ernalda as the wife of Orlanth lost their
magic,
> right?

Not necessarily. I think that Great Ernalda was affected by the Windstop - including in Esrolia (check out OiD p 45).

> On Thursday 27 October 2005 8:13 pm, donald_at_g... wrote:
> > And Holay. One explanation is that in those places Vinga is not
> > the daughter of Orlanth but some other deity. Or perhaps she's
> > loyal to her mother rather than her father. Major Heroquests
> > can do this sort of thing.
> Since I first encountered her, I've thought Vinga probably has
different myths
> in Esrolia. I suspect she is still Orlanth's daughter (her
storminess needs
> to come from somewhere), but primarily loyal to Ernalda. If she
wasn't
> Orlanth's daughter, who else would qualify?

I think in Esrolia, Vinga is more or less the same goddess as amongst the Heortlings. She's still not fully trusted by the Ernaldans.

Jeff