“‘A dignified and fastidious tone’ prevails in the dealings of these men with each other, and strict rules of chivalry are observed, especially in war and duels. So we are told in Ether how Shiz and Coriantumr pitch formal camps and ‘invite’ each other’s armies forth to combat by regulated trumpet blasts … , exchange letters in an attempt to avoid needless bloodshed … , and rest at night without attempting to attack each other, fighting only at the proper and agreed times. … As in all epics, including Ether, ‘the waging of war is not incidental but essential to the heroic way of life’” (Nibley, Lehi in the Desert, 409).