Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
12
91
"My Jarl—" begged the Forkbeard.
12
92
"Very well," said the Blue Tooth, "I swear by the ship's side, the shield's rim, the sword's edge, the fires of my hearth, the timbers of my hall and the pillars of the high seat in my house".
12
93
He then made ready to brush back the hood, but the Forkbeard drew back once more.
12
94
"Will you swear, too," he asked, "by the grains of your fields, the boundary stones of your holdings, the locks on your chests and the salt on your table?" "Yes, yes!" said Svein Blue Tooth, irritatedly.
12
95
"I so swear".
12
96
The Forkbeard seemed lost in thought.
12
97
I assumed he was trying to think of ways to strengthen the Blue Tooth's oath.
"My Jarl—" begged the Forkbeard.
"Very well," said the Blue Tooth, "I swear by the ship's side, the shield's rim, the sword's edge, the fires of my hearth, the timbers of my hall and the pillars of the high seat in my house".
He then made ready to brush back the hood, but the Forkbeard drew back once more.
"Will you swear, too," he asked, "by the grains of your fields, the boundary stones of your holdings, the locks on your chests and the salt on your table?" "Yes, yes!" said Svein Blue Tooth, irritatedly.
"I so swear".
The Forkbeard seemed lost in thought.
I assumed he was trying to think of ways to strengthen the Blue Tooth's oath.
- (Marauders of Gor, Chapter )