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Siege Engines Before Faryan's Walls
Book D5 · The Iskandar Cycle

Siege Engines Before Faryan's Walls

From D5.19, Iskandar Captures King Faryan’s Fortress. It illustrates D5.19.4–7:

  • D5.19.4
    His city stood prepared for war’s fierce might;No crane could see its wall-top in its flight.
  • D5.19.5
    He brought his troops to guard the fortress wall,Where horsemen rode along the rampart tall.
  • D5.19.6
    Iskandar bade the prelate to proceedWith catapults and engines they would need.
  • D5.19.7
    Within a week the lofty fortress bentBefore him; in his noble legions went.

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