"Le Noir Faineant" then turned his horse upon Athelstane of Coningsburgh; and his own sword having been broken in his encounter with Front-de-Boeuf, he wrenched from the hand of the bulky Saxon the battle-axe which he wielded, and, like one familiar with the use of the weapon, bestowed him such a blow upon the crest, that Athelstane also lay senseless on the field.
A ló és lovasa egyaránt megtántorodott a rettenetes ütéstől, amely a csiszolt sisakról alig gyengülő erővel a paripa nyakára pattant. A ló felbukott, és Front-de-Boeuf a következő pillanatban már a porban hentergett.