Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
3
210
Then, with his boot and shoulder, he tottered the great circle of gold which surmounted it.
3
211
It moved unsteadily, rocking back and forth, and then rolled from the altar, struck the steps and broke apart.
3
212
It was only golden sheathing on a wheel of clay.
3
213
The people of Kassau, within the burning temple, cried out, startled.
3
214
They had understood the circle to be of solid gold.
3
215
Standing on the broken fragments of the circle, Ivar Forkbeard cried out, his ax lifted, and his left hand, too, "Praise be to Odin!" And then, throwing his ax to his left shoulder, holding it there by his left hand he turned and faced the Sardar, and lifted his fist, clenched.
3
216
It was not only a sign of defiance to Priest-Kings, but the fist, the sign of the hammer.
Then, with his boot and shoulder, he tottered the great circle of gold which surmounted it.
It moved unsteadily, rocking back and forth, and then rolled from the altar, struck the steps and broke apart.
It was only golden sheathing on a wheel of clay.
The people of Kassau, within the burning temple, cried out, startled.
They had understood the circle to be of solid gold.
Standing on the broken fragments of the circle, Ivar Forkbeard cried out, his ax lifted, and his left hand, too, "Praise be to Odin!" And then, throwing his ax to his left shoulder, holding it there by his left hand he turned and faced the Sardar, and lifted his fist, clenched.
It was not only a sign of defiance to Priest-Kings, but the fist, the sign of the hammer.
- (Marauders of Gor, Chapter )