Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 18 | 184 | For example, a warrior might win favor from his daimyo or shogun by garnering heads, this understood as a proof of prowess in war. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 18 | 181 | You may recall that I had heard a scream issuing from one of the huts. |
| 18 | 182 | I now saw one of the Pani emerging from the hut, carrying a head. |
| 18 | 183 | These heads were clearly trophies of a sort. |
| 18 | 184 | For example, a warrior might win favor from his daimyo or shogun by garnering heads, this understood as a proof of prowess in war. |
| 18 | 185 | In such a way one might earn promotion, land, gifts, preferments, and such. |
| 18 | 186 | I would also later learn that these heads, particularly if one of a celebrated foe, might be treasured, and kept indefinitely, the hair being carefully combed and dressed, the head being perfumed, the teeth painted black, and so on. |
| 18 | 187 | The blackness of teeth was apparently regarded as cosmetically appealing. |
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You may recall that I had heard a scream issuing from one of the huts.
I now saw one of the Pani emerging from the hut, carrying a head.
These heads were clearly trophies of a sort.
For example, a warrior might win favor from his daimyo or shogun by garnering heads, this understood as a proof of prowess in war.
In such a way one might earn promotion, land, gifts, preferments, and such.
I would also later learn that these heads, particularly if one of a celebrated foe, might be treasured, and kept indefinitely, the hair being carefully combed and dressed, the head being perfumed, the teeth painted black, and so on.
The blackness of teeth was apparently regarded as cosmetically appealing.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter 18)