Shaka Zulu"The classic of African History -- a biography of Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, born leader and brilliant general...E.A. Ritter grew up with the Zulus, earning their respect and accumulating a rich store of material during his long association with them. Shaka's life and deeds had been handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation, and they are here evoked with a sense of drama and an eye for detail." -- Back cover. |
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Page 100
... beer and grilled meat were brought at intervals and the pandemonium continued till dawn . During all this time Mgobozi sat secluded in one of the huts annexed to the ' Great ' hut , for as bridegroom he could not par- ticipate in the ...
... beer and grilled meat were brought at intervals and the pandemonium continued till dawn . During all this time Mgobozi sat secluded in one of the huts annexed to the ' Great ' hut , for as bridegroom he could not par- ticipate in the ...
Page 104
... beer , and the hemp - horn of strength you smoke not at all . Why ? Because you know that overmuch beer dulls the mind , and the hemp - horn turns it into a mad bull with much strength but no judgement . The strongest drink or smoke of ...
... beer , and the hemp - horn of strength you smoke not at all . Why ? Because you know that overmuch beer dulls the mind , and the hemp - horn turns it into a mad bull with much strength but no judgement . The strongest drink or smoke of ...
Page 215
... beer , dancing and singing , and , finally , a review of the captured cattle . Temporary shelters ( amadlangala ) had been built within a radius of two miles of the Royal kraal ; the military kraals Isi- Klebe and Belebele lay within ...
... beer , dancing and singing , and , finally , a review of the captured cattle . Temporary shelters ( amadlangala ) had been built within a radius of two miles of the Royal kraal ; the military kraals Isi- Klebe and Belebele lay within ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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