"See how he lays about him with that club of his.

There, he has knocked down the leader of the defenders as if his club had been a battle-axe.

Well done, young sir, well done! But his followers waver.

The others are too strong for them.

Stand, you cowards, rally round your leader!" and in his enthusiasm the young prince urged his horse forward to the scene of conflict.
But the assailants were mastered; few of them could gain the top of the heap, and those who did so were beaten back from it by the defenders.
Heavy blows were exchanged, and blood flowed freely from many of their heads and faces, for in those days boys thought less than they do now of hard knocks, and manliness and courage were considered the first of virtues.