- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, Jane Williams
<janewilliams20_at_...> wrote:
>> The Fimbulwinter is described (by Broyan, and it's
> prety obvious anyway), as a repeat of the Great
> Darkness. So to do it, the Lunars need to do whatever
> caused the Great Darkness. It could be worth a look at
> what *they* think that was, now that we (well, those
> people who've studied Lunar mythology) have more
> information on the subject. In Orlanthi mythology,
> it's
> 1) kill the sun
> 2) Ernalda goes to sleep
> 3) Orlanth goes looking for her
> And those are in causality order, even if
> chronological is meaningless.
Really? Looking at the myths from KoDP and other sources, if you look
at the Ernaldan myths
In Ernaldan mythology, it's
1) The Sun gets killed by Orlanth
2) Orlanth has gone off to fix it
3) Ernalda tries to keep things going but finally goes to sleep
And those are in causality order, even if chronological is
meaningless.
Fimbulwinter stories vary considerably between surviving groups.
Afterall, its what they experienced and what they did to survive.
Jeff