[Glorantha] Those wacky finns

From: Mikko Rintasaari <rintasaa>
Date: Wed Jul 5 20:00:25 2006

> Cool example, but clearly the woman is legitimised by her relationship
> to the land owner. Not like this in Esrolia as far as I know.

Huh? I don't think so. The culture really wasn't as patriarchal as you seem to think. It could very well be the wife whose lands they were to start with, and she definitely didn't give all that power to her husband in marriage.

-Adept Received on Wed 05 Jul 2006 - 18:08:50 EEST

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