They are carried in the right fist, easily, and are flexible and light, used for thrusting, not the battering-ram effect of the heavy lances of Europe's high Middle Ages.
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Needless to say, they can be almost as swift and delicate in their address as a saber.
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The lances are black, cut from the poles of young tem trees.
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They may be bent almost double, like finely tempered steel, before they break.
"Do you speak Gorean?" I called.
As one, the lances were lowered.
The lances of the Wagon Peoples are not couched.
They are carried in the right fist, easily, and are flexible and light, used for thrusting, not the battering-ram effect of the heavy lances of Europe's high Middle Ages.
Needless to say, they can be almost as swift and delicate in their address as a saber.
The lances are black, cut from the poles of young tem trees.
They may be bent almost double, like finely tempered steel, before they break.
- (Nomads of Gor, Chapter )