...Falchion. The Trespasser. The Translation of a Savage. The Trail of the Sword. When Valmond Came to Pontiac. An Adventurer of the North. The Seats of the Mighty. The Pomp of the Lavilettes. The Battle of the Strong. The Lane ... — Northern Lights • Gilbert Parker
... his brother fall, smote at Le Beau Disconus with the half-roasted boar, like a madman; and he laid on so sore that Le Beau Disconus's horse was slain. But Le Beau Disconus leapt out of the saddle, like a spark from a torch, and drove at him with his falchion, fierce as a lion. The giant fought with his spit till it broke in two; then he caught up a tree by the roots, and smote Le Beau Disconus so mightily that his shield was broken into three pieces. But before the giant ... — The Junior Classics, V4 • Willam Patten (Editor)