Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 3 | 168 | Indeed, the largest part of my education was to be in arms, mostly training in the spear and sword. |
| 3 | 169 | The spear seemed light to me because of the gravity, and I soon developed a dexterity in casting it with considerable force and accuracy. |
| 3 | 170 | I could penetrate a shield at close distance, and I managed to develop a skill sufficient to hurl it through a thrown hoop about the size of a dinner plate at twenty yards. |
| 3 | 171 | I was also forced to learn to throw the spear with my left hand. |
| 3 | 172 | Once I objected. |
| 3 | 173 | "What if you are wounded in the right arm?" demanded the Older Tarl. |
| 3 | 174 | "What will you do then?" "Run?" suggested Torm, who occasionally observed these practice sessions. |
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Indeed, the largest part of my education was to be in arms, mostly training in the spear and sword.
The spear seemed light to me because of the gravity, and I soon developed a dexterity in casting it with considerable force and accuracy.
I could penetrate a shield at close distance, and I managed to develop a skill sufficient to hurl it through a thrown hoop about the size of a dinner plate at twenty yards.
I was also forced to learn to throw the spear with my left hand.
Once I objected.
"What if you are wounded in the right arm?" demanded the Older Tarl.
"What will you do then?" "Run?" suggested Torm, who occasionally observed these practice sessions.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )