Re: Saunas

From: BEThexton <bethexton_at_vj_R37_nMvtHvTa0Vbx9biPPI1_iZBfrZeFC40peYgprGWzLtyrAgw5_q5mqfAleK2>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:08:02 -0000

> tor 2002-02-21 klockan 14.22 skrev Ian Cooper:
>
> > hesitating. My chief concern is that whenever I go the
> > sauna I find it hard to breath, the hot air is
> > stifling, almost suffocating. Due to the heat everyone
> > remains motionless. I just have trouble with that
> > being Orlanthi, it feels more like Lodril. Maybe
>
> Yup, a child of Molanni and Lodril. Nothing good could come of a
union
> like that.
>
> Saunas sound more Ernaldan than Orlanthi to me. Perhaps it is part
of
> the secret women's magic where they go and do strange stuff in
caves.

I too was thinking more Ernaldan....first of all you need Mahome to make a good fire, and the Sauna in Finland, from what I am told, was the traditional place for birthing and and caring for those who are sick (the places are as close to sterile as you'll find before the modern era). FWIW my grandfather had polio as an infant, and was kept in a warm but not hot sauna until he fully recovered (he was still lugging around massive sacks of potatoes into his 70's so I'd say he did fully recover)

In short, it seems very Ernalda to me too. Maybe the women use them moreso than the men?

However, while I'll include the sauna on my sketch, it is obviously completely optional.

Regards;

Bryan