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And on its mast, round and of painted wood, had hung the white shield. - (Marauders of Gor, Chapter 2, Sentence #129)

That was more than they needed for considerable power. There had been much fear in Kassau when the ship of Ivar Forkbeard had entered the inlet. But it had come at midday. And on its mast, round and of painted wood, had hung the white shield. His men had rowed slowly, singing a dirge at the oars. Even the tarnhead at the ship's prow had been swung back on the great wooden hinges. Sometimes, in light raiding galleys, it is so attached, to remove its weight from the prow's height, to ensure greater stability in high seas; it is always, however, at the prow in harbor, or when the ship enters an inlet or river to make its strike; in calm seas, of course, there is little or no danger in permitting it to surmount the prow generally. - (Marauders of Gor)