Book 21. (1 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 4 | 47 | Their saddles, however, have stirrups, and View more quotes about thus">thus make possible the use of the couched shock lance. |
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 4 | 44 | Besides the ax Alars are fond of the Alar sword, a long, heavy, double-edged weapon. |
| 4 | 45 | Their shields tend to be oval, like those of Turians. |
| 4 | 46 | Their most common mount is the medium-weight saddle tharlarion, a beast smaller and less powerful, but swifter and more agile, than the common high tharlarion. |
| 4 | 47 | Their saddles, however, have stirrups, and thus make possible the use of the couched shock lance. |
| 4 | 48 | Some cities use Alars in their tharlarion cavalries. |
| 4 | 49 | Others, perhaps wisely, do not enlist them in their own forces, either as regulars or auxiliaries. |
| 4 | 50 | When the Alars ride forth to do battle they normally have their laager behind them, to which, in the case of defeat, they swiftly retire. |
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Besides the ax Alars are fond of the Alar sword, a long, heavy, double-edged weapon.
Their shields tend to be oval, like those of Turians.
Their most common mount is the medium-weight saddle tharlarion, a beast smaller and less powerful, but swifter and more agile, than the common high tharlarion.
Their saddles, however, have stirrups, and thus make possible the use of the couched shock lance.
Some cities use Alars in their tharlarion cavalries.
Others, perhaps wisely, do not enlist them in their own forces, either as regulars or auxiliaries.
When the Alars ride forth to do battle they normally have their laager behind them, to which, in the case of defeat, they swiftly retire.
- (Mercenaries of Gor)