Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
2
116
"Home Stone," he repeated.
2
117
"Simply that.
2
118
"In peasant villages on this world," he continued, "each hut was originally built around a flat stone which was placed in the center of the circular dwelling.
2
119
It was carved with the family sign and was called the Home Stone.
2
120
It was, so to speak, a symbol of sovereignty, or territory, and each peasant, in his own hut, was a sovereign".
2
121
"Later," said my father, "Home Stones were used for villages, and later still for cities.
2
122
The Home Stone of a village was always placed in the market; in a city, on the top of the highest tower.
"Home Stone," he repeated.
"Simply that.
"In peasant villages on this world," he continued, "each hut was originally built around a flat stone which was placed in the center of the circular dwelling.
It was carved with the family sign and was called the Home Stone.
It was, so to speak, a symbol of sovereignty, or territory, and each peasant, in his own hut, was a sovereign".
"Later," said my father, "Home Stones were used for villages, and later still for cities.
The Home Stone of a village was always placed in the market; in a city, on the top of the highest tower.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )