Book 9. (1 results) Marauders of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 10 | 147 | Such duels, commonly, are held on wave-struck skerries in thassa. |
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Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 10 | 144 | The free duel permits all weapons; there are no restrictions on tactics or field. |
| 10 | 145 | At the Thing, of course, adjoining squares were lined out for these duels. |
| 10 | 146 | If the combatants wished, however, they might choose another field. |
| 10 | 147 | Such duels, commonly, are held on wave-struck skerries in thassa. |
| 10 | 148 | Two men are left alone; later, at nightfall, a skiff returns, to pick up the survivor. |
| 10 | 149 | The formal duel is quite complex, and I shall not describe it in detail. |
| 10 | 150 | Two men meet, but each is permitted a shield bearer; the combatants strike at one another, and the blows, hopefully, are fended by each's shield bearer; three shields are permitted to each combatant; when these are hacked to pieces or otherwise rendered useless, his shield bearer retires, and he must defend himself with his own weapon alone; swords not over a given length, too, are prescribed. |
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The free duel permits all weapons; there are no restrictions on tactics or field.
At the Thing, of course, adjoining squares were lined out for these duels.
If the combatants wished, however, they might choose another field.
Such duels, commonly, are held on wave-struck skerries in thassa.
Two men are left alone; later, at nightfall, a skiff returns, to pick up the survivor.
The formal duel is quite complex, and I shall not describe it in detail.
Two men meet, but each is permitted a shield bearer; the combatants strike at one another, and the blows, hopefully, are fended by each's shield bearer; three shields are permitted to each combatant; when these are hacked to pieces or otherwise rendered useless, his shield bearer retires, and he must defend himself with his own weapon alone; swords not over a given length, too, are prescribed.
- (Marauders of Gor, Chapter 10)