Post by Iseabail on Jan 16, 2016 3:47:59 GMT
"The Torvaldsberg is, all things considered, an extremely dangerous mountain. Yet it is clearly not unscalable, as I learned, without equipment. It has the shape of a spear blade, broad, which has been bent near the tip. It is something over four and a half pasangs in height, or something over seventeen thousand Earth feet. It is not the highest mountain on Gor but it is one of the most dramatic, and most impressive. It is also, in its fearful way, beautiful." Marauders of Gor Pg 220
The village of Torvaldsberg lays at the base of Torvaldsburg Mountain. With the Rock face behind it and the harbor before it, there is ample protection and yet trade that allows the small Village to survive. Without trade with those of the Polar Region and those south, it would be nigh to impossible for any to survive the harsh weather of winter. Being that Torvaldsberg is to the extreme north the ground is usually covered with snow and a thick layer of ice in the bleakest part of winter .
Ax Glacier was far to the north, a glacier spilling between two mountains of stone, taking in its path to the sea, spreading, the form of an ax. The men of the country of Ax Glacier fish for whales and hunt snow sleen. They cannot farm that far to the north. This being the case, gardens are housed inside buildings where possible as are the animals .
"Torvaldsland is a cruel, harsh, rocky land. It contains many cliffs, inlets and mountains. Its arable soil is thin, and found in patches. The size of the average farm is very small. Good soil is rare and highly prized. Communication between farms is often by sea, in small boats. Without the stream of Torvald, it would probably be impossible to raise cereal crops in sufficient quantity to feed even its relatively sparse population. "Marauders of Gor Pg 55
The village of Torvaldsberg lays at the base of Torvaldsburg Mountain. With the Rock face behind it and the harbor before it, there is ample protection and yet trade that allows the small Village to survive. Without trade with those of the Polar Region and those south, it would be nigh to impossible for any to survive the harsh weather of winter. Being that Torvaldsberg is to the extreme north the ground is usually covered with snow and a thick layer of ice in the bleakest part of winter .
Ax Glacier was far to the north, a glacier spilling between two mountains of stone, taking in its path to the sea, spreading, the form of an ax. The men of the country of Ax Glacier fish for whales and hunt snow sleen. They cannot farm that far to the north. This being the case, gardens are housed inside buildings where possible as are the animals .
"Torvaldsland is a cruel, harsh, rocky land. It contains many cliffs, inlets and mountains. Its arable soil is thin, and found in patches. The size of the average farm is very small. Good soil is rare and highly prized. Communication between farms is often by sea, in small boats. Without the stream of Torvald, it would probably be impossible to raise cereal crops in sufficient quantity to feed even its relatively sparse population. "Marauders of Gor Pg 55
