(urth) Marcus v. Franzen = Unexpected Wolfe sighting

David DiGiacomo david at slack.com
Tue Oct 25 14:31:02 PDT 2005


>Seth Lombardi writes: 
>
>> In some way I took Able's limitations 
>> as being a commentary on the limited (to Wolfe) heights of pagan, 
>> pre-Christian heroics and morality. . . .
>
>What you say makes sense, but what of the men and women in Midgarthyr who 
>show unqualified heroism: especially Idunn?  Is she also so flawed, and the 
>Valfather's blessing on her also a joke? 

Idnn was an opportunist who cared only about becoming queen.
The frost giant women who followed her died for nothing, as did
Garvaon.

So yes, that part of the story does support Seth Lombardi's theory.
Idnn was virtuous by the standards of the Valfather, but not by those of
the higher worlds.




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