> It's most unlikely that any songs the Orlanthi or Lunars or anybody else
> have resemble at all "Scotland the Brave", "Advance Australia Fair" etc.
> Groaning horns, tinkling harps, and chanting would be the sound of a
musical
> event. Instruments in pre-medieval times may have been used more for
> emphasis than melody.
Indeed. Most Gloranthan filk songs are used 'out of game' in convention singalongs or live-action trollball matches. In game, well I can't sing, so I chant anyway, or use an appropriately period recording. Like many game devices (scrolls, maps, feat names) its best to consider songs as artefacts of translation rather than gloranthan realities. And if your players bring their bodhrans, rhythm sticks and duck eggs as well as their dice, even a moot or extended contest develops a rhythm all of its own.
Cheers
John
nysalor_at_... John Hughes
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