Hrestol was a gentleman (in either sense, I feel) and a lawgiver. It would indeed figure for him to invent cricket.
Thanks!
(And thanks for the non-cricket explanations also. I honestly love how Glorantha discussions can resemble genuine old time theological or historical debate sometimes. Mark of the setting's quality, I think.)
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> --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, donald@ wrote:
> > My immediate thought is that the "Last Spell" is entitled
> > "The Rules of Cricket" which explains the Ball and the
> > Stick. It also explains why no one either understands the
> > spell or what it does.
> >
> > --
> > Donald Oddy
> >
>
> Awesome!
>
> regards,
> Charles
>