Her bow was pointed as if she would have passed close by the side of the Danish galley, which was crowded with men.

When close to her, however, the helmsman pushed the tiller across and the Dragon swept straight down upon her.

A shout of dismay rose from the Danes, a hasty volley of arrows and darts was hurled at the Dragon, and the helmsman strove to avoid the collision, but in vain.

The Dragon struck her on the beam, the frail craft broke up like an egg-shell under the blow, and sank almost instantly under the bows of the Dragon.
Without heeding the men struggling thickly in the water, the Dragon continued her course.

Warned by the fate of the first boat, the next endeavoured to avoid her path.