Death (Discworld) to extend the duration of their existence, by letting them stay in his domain, on the grounds that it wouldn't be the same as actually lengthening their lives. In "The Light Fantastic", Rincewind overhears Twoflower teaching the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, (Death, Famine, Pestilence and War) how to play bridge. At one point, War calls out Death with ""Mort"" but we later learn that the only people in the room (other than Twoflower) were Death, Famine, Pestilence and War. The name might be a possible reason as to why Death chose Mort as his apprentice especially as, when Mort
The Souldiers Pocket Bible copy of "The Souldiers Pocket Bible" in 1854; he realized that the Bible which Cromwell's soldiers were known to carry was not the complete Protestant Bible of 66 books, but a condensed pamphlet version. It was an octavo booklet (5½ × 3″, 136 × 78mm). In comparison, it was about the size and thickness of an international travel passport used in the 20th century. "The Souldiers Pocket Bible" had just 16 pages that contained some 150 verse quotations from the Geneva Bible, all related to war. All but four of the verses were from the Old Testament. Verses intended to