Book 21. (1 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 3 | 181 | More than one fellow has sworn an oath of allegiance with a sword at his throat. |
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 3 | 178 | Sometimes a passing army desires merely to amplify its forces, or replace losses, particularly among the lighter arms, such as bowmen, slingers and javelin men. |
| 3 | 179 | Sometimes the recruiting is done more for the purposes of obtaining a labor force, for siegeworks and entrenching camps, than for actual combat. |
| 3 | 180 | Sometimes the mercenary captains, whose negotiated, signed contracts call for the furnishing of certain numbers of armed men for their various employers, have little choice but to impress some reluctant fellows, that their obligatory quotas may be met. |
| 3 | 181 | More than one fellow has sworn an oath of allegiance with a sword at his throat. |
| 3 | 182 | Most mercenaries, of course, join their captains voluntarily. |
| 3 | 183 | Indeed, skilled and famous captains, ones noted for their military skill and profitable campaigns, must often close down their enlisting tables early in En'Kara. |
| 3 | 184 | "So, too, is Dietrich of Tarnburg," he said. |
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Sometimes a passing army desires merely to amplify its forces, or replace losses, particularly among the lighter arms, such as bowmen, slingers and javelin men.
Sometimes the recruiting is done more for the purposes of obtaining a labor force, for siegeworks and entrenching camps, than for actual combat.
Sometimes the mercenary captains, whose negotiated, signed contracts call for the furnishing of certain numbers of armed men for their various employers, have little choice but to impress some reluctant fellows, that their obligatory quotas may be met.
More than one fellow has sworn an oath of allegiance with a sword at his throat.
Most mercenaries, of course, join their captains voluntarily.
Indeed, skilled and famous captains, ones noted for their military skill and profitable campaigns, must often close down their enlisting tables early in En'Kara.
"So, too, is Dietrich of Tarnburg," he said.
- (Mercenaries of Gor, Chapter 3)