Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 23 | Nine towers were in evidence. |
| 15 | 24 | It was unthinkable that they should top the walls of Ar, but with their battering rams they would attempt to break through at the lower levels. |
| 15 | 25 | Tarnsmen would make the attack at the summit of the walls. |
| 15 | 26 | When it came time for Pa-kur to attack, bridges would be constructed over the ditches. |
| 15 | 27 | Over these bridges the siege towers would be rolled to the walls of Ar; over them his tharlarion cavalry would march; over them his horde would flow. |
| 15 | 28 | Light engines, mostly catapults and ballistae, would be transported over the ditches by harnessed tarn teams. |
| 15 | 29 | One aspect of the siege which I knew would exist but which I obviously could not witness would be the sensitive duel of mine and countermine which must be taking place between the camp of Pa-kur and the city of Ar. |
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Nine towers were in evidence.
It was unthinkable that they should top the walls of Ar, but with their battering rams they would attempt to break through at the lower levels.
Tarnsmen would make the attack at the summit of the walls.
When it came time for Pa-kur to attack, bridges would be constructed over the ditches.
Over these bridges the siege towers would be rolled to the walls of Ar; over them his tharlarion cavalry would march; over them his horde would flow.
Light engines, mostly catapults and ballistae, would be transported over the ditches by harnessed tarn teams.
One aspect of the siege which I knew would exist but which I obviously could not witness would be the sensitive duel of mine and countermine which must be taking place between the camp of Pa-kur and the city of Ar.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )