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EltonJ
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Mon Feb 16, 2026 3:53 pm  
Bull Leaping in Greyhawk

Anyone have an idea where I can add the minoan tradition of bull leaping in Greyhawk?
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Thu Feb 19, 2026 9:01 am  

I guess I'm on my own for this. Hmm, need somewhere where young athletes in skimpy clothing can leap and tumble over bulls.

Probably Keoland.
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Thu Feb 19, 2026 11:19 am  

EltonJ wrote:
Anyone have an idea where I can add the minoan tradition of bull leaping in Greyhawk?


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EltonJ wrote:
I guess I'm on my own for this. Hmm, need somewhere where young athletes in skimpy clothing can leap and tumble over bulls.

Probably Keoland.


I thought it was interesting, but I couldn't think of a Greyhawk Minoan analog. Nowadays, it's still done in Spain and France. Divorced from Cretan/Minoan culture, I do see western Keoland as cattle country, particularly in and near the Good Hills (I set a heavily converted fantasy version of the old Boot Hill adventure from Dragon Magazine, "Taming of Brimstone", there).
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Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:59 pm  

jamesdglick wrote:
I thought it was interesting, but I couldn't think of a Greyhawk Minoan analog. Nowadays, it's still done in Spain and France. Divorced from Cretan/Minoan culture, I do see western Keoland as cattle country, particularly in and near the Good Hills (I set a heavily converted fantasy version of the old Boot Hill adventure from Dragon Magazine, "Taming of Brimstone", there).


I'm glad we are thinking the same on this, James. I saw an advertisement for the origins of Merlin, and they showed bull leaping. I thought it was neat, even though I've been studying the Minoan culture for a while.

I thought Keoland in the Sheledomar Valley would be a great place for this tradition, but I wasn't sure (my copy of the Greyhawk Player's Guide is currently in storage).
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