From: Geoff Gunner (eosgg@raesp-farn.mod.uk)
Date: Fri 22 Oct 1993 - 13:55:19 EET
re: Sandy's words on Humakti.
I am humbled and shall remain silent for at least the next three days in
repentance. I have seen the divine light ... but : (!)
I'm guessing that Orlanthi Culture loosely follows 5th - 10th Century Germanic-type society, with a tendency to include the tastier bits of Norse culture. IMHO the number of dedicated soldiers was quite low, the majority being farmers who could fight. The Viking phenomena arose because of overpopulation, which doesn't apply to Dragon Pass. So the majority of fighters would be Orlanthi. So okay, perhaps 2% Humakti. More modern societies are different; as distribution methods improve we can support a larger population living off the land, so there's more scope for a bigger standing army. Look at the problems in medieval (and earlier) times in raising a fighting force - were'nt a lot of battles timed to be in the quiet periods between harvests, because you could then press-gang the peasantry into fighting ?
'Nuff said ( by me, at any rate :-( )
Attached is a poor attempt at mapping the Gloranthan year to an Earth year; any comments ?
Gloranthan Clandaric Equivalents
Sea
2nd Week May, Apple Blossom 5th Week June 5, 7th week Midsummer Solstice Fire 1st Week July 5th Week August 7th Week September, Harvest Earth 2nd Week Fall 4th Week October 8th Week November, Trees bare Dark 1st Week December 2nd Week Snow 4th Week Midwinters Solstice 5th Week Jan Storm 1st Week February, New Life 1, 3rd Week Valentines Day 5th Week March, Pancake Day Sacred 1st Week April 2nd Week Easter ---------------------
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