Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)
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93
Buckler and short sword are perhaps most popular, but there are few weapons on Gor which are not seen over a period of three or four days of the games.
Buckler and short sword are perhaps most popular, but there are few weapons on Gor which are not seen over a period of three or four days of the games.
- (Assassin of Gor, Chapter 15, Sentence #93)
Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
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Generally Warriors do not participate in these matches, but men of low caste, slaves, condemned criminals and such.
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91
Some of them, however, are quite skillful with the weapons of their choice, surely the equal of many Warriors.
15
92
The crowd is fond of seeing various types of weapons used against others, and styles of fighting.
15
93
Buckler and short sword are perhaps most popular, but there are few weapons on Gor which are not seen over a period of three or four days of the games.
15
94
Another popular set of weapons, as in the ancient ludi of Rome, is net and trident.
15
95
Usually those most skilled with this set of weapons are from the shore and islands of distant, gleaming Thassa, the sea, where they doubtless originally developed among fishermen.
15
96
Sometimes men fight locked in iron hoods, unable to see their opponents.
Generally Warriors do not participate in these matches, but men of low caste, slaves, condemned criminals and such.
Some of them, however, are quite skillful with the weapons of their choice, surely the equal of many Warriors.
The crowd is fond of seeing various types of weapons used against others, and styles of fighting.
Buckler and short sword are perhaps most popular, but there are few weapons on Gor which are not seen over a period of three or four days of the games.
Another popular set of weapons, as in the ancient ludi of Rome, is net and trident.
Usually those most skilled with this set of weapons are from the shore and islands of distant, gleaming Thassa, the sea, where they doubtless originally developed among fishermen.
Sometimes men fight locked in iron hoods, unable to see their opponents.
- (Assassin of Gor, Chapter 15)