Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 14 | 112 | The temwood lance and Anangan darts would be at View more quotes about hand">hand for close combat, should that arise. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 109 | In Tarncamp and, I suspected, elsewhere, say at the end of the mysterious road to the southeast, there were far more Goreans, of a familiar sort, than Pani. |
| 14 | 110 | I had gathered from Pertinax that hundreds had beached in the north, following, say, the rising in Ar, and, clearly, there were not that many in Tarncamp itself, though, as mentioned, there were several in Tarncamp, and they would, if counted, have considerably outnumbered the Pani in the area. |
| 14 | 111 | In summary, the tarnsman, as I envisioned him, would be primarily an archer, and his bird would carry a large number of arrows, far more than might be carried in the common quiver. |
| 14 | 112 | The temwood lance and Anangan darts would be at hand for close combat, should that arise. |
| 14 | 113 | For defense, primarily, a light buckler might defend against the spear, and, possibly, some arrow fire. |
| 14 | 114 | One could assess the probable arrival of the quarrel from the reaction of the archer, the stock pounding back against his shoulder, and the distance involved. |
| 14 | 115 | Its knifelike, circular edge might also, in some situations, enable it to function not only as a defensive weapon, but one of offense, as well. |
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In Tarncamp and, I suspected, elsewhere, say at the end of the mysterious road to the southeast, there were far more Goreans, of a familiar sort, than Pani.
I had gathered from Pertinax that hundreds had beached in the north, following, say, the rising in Ar, and, clearly, there were not that many in Tarncamp itself, though, as mentioned, there were several in Tarncamp, and they would, if counted, have considerably outnumbered the Pani in the area.
In summary, the tarnsman, as I envisioned him, would be primarily an archer, and his bird would carry a large number of arrows, far more than might be carried in the common quiver.
The temwood lance and Anangan darts would be at hand for close combat, should that arise.
For defense, primarily, a light buckler might defend against the spear, and, possibly, some arrow fire.
One could assess the probable arrival of the quarrel from the reaction of the archer, the stock pounding back against his shoulder, and the distance involved.
Its knifelike, circular edge might also, in some situations, enable it to function not only as a defensive weapon, but one of offense, as well.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)