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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... chief . But Mudli , Ndaba's grandson and chief elder of the clan , indignantly denied the charge . ' Impossible , ' said he , ' go back home and inform them the girl is but harbouring I - Shaka . ' * But in due course Nandi became a ...
... chief . But Mudli , Ndaba's grandson and chief elder of the clan , indignantly denied the charge . ' Impossible , ' said he , ' go back home and inform them the girl is but harbouring I - Shaka . ' * But in due course Nandi became a ...
Page 70
... Chief was a very pleasant one , viz .: to install his old comrade - in - arms , Nqoboka , as chief of the Sokulu clan . Nqoboka had been ousted by his brother Nondlovu many years previously , and had then taken refuge with the Mtetwas ...
... Chief was a very pleasant one , viz .: to install his old comrade - in - arms , Nqoboka , as chief of the Sokulu clan . Nqoboka had been ousted by his brother Nondlovu many years previously , and had then taken refuge with the Mtetwas ...
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... Chief , ' Nobela replied in a subdued tone . " You agree that these two have secured rightful sanctuary according to the laws of the land ? ' ' Yes , O Chief . " ' Do you wish me to subject them to the Moave bark ( poison ) ordeal , to ...
... Chief , ' Nobela replied in a subdued tone . " You agree that these two have secured rightful sanctuary according to the laws of the land ? ' ' Yes , O Chief . " ' Do you wish me to subject them to the Moave bark ( poison ) ordeal , to ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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