I searched the blog for "Flandry On Scotha" in order to access my earlier summaries of Flandry's subversive activities on Scotha. See here.
How about this cover which I found by googling?
That is all for now until maybe some time later this evening or tomorrow, Mother's Day.
Postscript: A Scothan sentry holds his dirk straight up in salute. ERB's Barsoomians salute by raising their swords and shouting the greeting which also gives assent, "Kaor!" - meaning both "Hail!" and "Aye!"
5 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
And of course everybody who regularly reads your blog is aware of my geekish fondness for using ERB's "Kaor"!
Sean
Sean,
I thought it was about time "Kaor" was translated!
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
All readers of ERB's Barsoom stories should know what "Kaor" means! But I admit to not having known it also meant "Aye" as well as "hail."
Sean
Sean,
It gives assent. When a court decrees, "No longer may John Carter be Prince of Helium! Instead let him be - Jeddak of Jeddaks, Warlord of Barsoom!," all the warriors present give their assent by raising their swords and shouting, "Kaor!"
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
Very cool, that bit from ERB. Reminds me of how Roman soldiers would cry "Ave, Caesar!" to a new Emperor. Only goes to show it's probably time I started rereading his Barsoom stories. But I also want to read the revised AGENT OF THE TERRAN EMPIRE after I finish A CIRCUS OF HELLS.
Sean
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