From: Jane Williams (janewill@mail.nildram.co.uk)
Date: Tue 04 Nov 1997 - 21:26:29 EET
Lee said:
Would the funeral not contain at least some element of trying to ensure
> I think what I was trying to get across at the end of my input was that
> death in most barbarian cultures seems to have been a celebration, not
> something that was mourned as in most modern societies.
A fair point, though I still think the dead person would be missed. And
if their death was unpleasant (which most deaths are), that would be
regretted.
that the dead person found themselves the best possible of the
alternative after-lives? Praising their deeds in an attempt to convince
the gods? (I wonder if this is where the idea came from that speaking
ill of the dead is a bad idea? It doesn't actually make any sense in
isolation, after all).
> It seems that barbarians were more concerned that the dead didn't come
> IMO the funeral ceremony was the grieving period and would take a
> If you are looking for something simple (such as the excellent death rune
> back to life more than grieving for the person.
Very true, but I doubt if this would translate to Glorantha. The
Ressurrection spell exists, even if not in as much abundance as some games
would suggest. And ancestor spirits are *expected* to take part in clan
life!
There might of course be attempts to ensure that the dead didn't come
back as *undead*, but burning the body would be quite enough, surely?
> couple of days to complete (whith preparations, burial, celebration
> afterwards, etc).
Mmmm. Ever lost anyone close to you? The grieving period generally takes
a bit longer than that.
> in ashes suggestion), it seems the Scotts would wear black or grey kilts to
> signify someone died, though how long these were worn for, I do not know.
Nice one. And grey is easier to come by than black, too. What period of
history are you quoting here, though? If it was a "kilt", that makes it
pretty modern.
Jane Williams jane@williams.nildram.co.uk
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~janewill/gloranth/index.shtml
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