Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 14 | 80 | View more quotes about obviously">Obviously, to lose a lance from kaiilaback is a serious matter. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 77 | The average Gorean spear is some seven feet in length, with a socketed bronze blade some fourteen to eighteen inches in length. |
| 14 | 78 | It is a formidable weapon on the ground, but, on tarnback, in resisting an aerial tarn attack, I thought that the light, slender temwood lance, favored by the Tuchuks, would be more formidable, being quicker, with its lightness, and longer, as well, giving the advantage of a greater reach. |
| 14 | 79 | Too, it was also more secure, given the wrist strap. |
| 14 | 80 | Obviously, to lose a lance from kaiilaback is a serious matter. |
| 14 | 81 | One cannot not well, in the midst of battle, dismount and retrieve it. |
| 14 | 82 | And, of course, if one is aflight, a lost lance is highly unlikely to be recovered. |
| 14 | 83 | It might be recalled that the usual missile weapon, if one were carried, of the tarnsman was the crossbow, either of the ratchet or stirrup variety. |
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The average Gorean spear is some seven feet in length, with a socketed bronze blade some fourteen to eighteen inches in length.
It is a formidable weapon on the ground, but, on tarnback, in resisting an aerial tarn attack, I thought that the light, slender temwood lance, favored by the Tuchuks, would be more formidable, being quicker, with its lightness, and longer, as well, giving the advantage of a greater reach.
Too, it was also more secure, given the wrist strap.
Obviously, to lose a lance from kaiilaback is a serious matter.
One cannot not well, in the midst of battle, dismount and retrieve it.
And, of course, if one is aflight, a lost lance is highly unlikely to be recovered.
It might be recalled that the usual missile weapon, if one were carried, of the tarnsman was the crossbow, either of the ratchet or stirrup variety.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)