Book 9. (1 results) Marauders of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 4 | 30 | The men of View more quotes about torvaldsland">Torvaldsland sometimes guide their vessels by noting the direction of the waves, breaking against the prow, these correlated with prevailing winds. |
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Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 4 | 27 | "Tomorrow night," said Ivar Forkbeard to her, "I shall have your ransom money". |
| 4 | 28 | She did not deign to speak to him, but looked away. |
| 4 | 29 | Like the bondmaids, she had been fed only on cold Sa-Tarna porridge and scraps of dried parsit fish. |
| 4 | 30 | The men of Torvaldsland sometimes guide their vessels by noting the direction of the waves, breaking against the prow, these correlated with prevailing winds. |
| 4 | 31 | Sometimes they use the shadows of the gunwales, falling across the thwarts, judging their angles. |
| 4 | 32 | The sun, too, of course, is used, and, at night, the stars give them suitable compass, even in the open sea. |
| 4 | 33 | It is a matter of their tradition not to rely on the needle compass, as is done in the south. |
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"Tomorrow night," said Ivar Forkbeard to her, "I shall have your ransom money".
She did not deign to speak to him, but looked away.
Like the bondmaids, she had been fed only on cold Sa-Tarna porridge and scraps of dried parsit fish.
The men of Torvaldsland sometimes guide their vessels by noting the direction of the waves, breaking against the prow, these correlated with prevailing winds.
Sometimes they use the shadows of the gunwales, falling across the thwarts, judging their angles.
The sun, too, of course, is used, and, at night, the stars give them suitable compass, even in the open sea.
It is a matter of their tradition not to rely on the needle compass, as is done in the south.
- (Marauders of Gor)