Arena By William R. Forstchen Essay

Arena is set in medieval times and tells the story of Garth, a young fighter who competes in the great festival’s tournament. The Arena is where the fighting takes place.

It was time for the festival where all of the magic users showed their strength and power in the tournament arena. This tournament was very important because it offered a great reward. The festival took place in the same city every year and all the fights were held in the Arena, which was also a place of entertainment in the medieval times. They had primitive weapons like spears, clubs, bows, and daggers in addition to their majic. If the book had been set in the future, the weapons would probably be high-tech guns, which would make magic and hand-to-hand-combat pointless and strategy combined with tactics more importan...