Page 115 - The Golden Eagle

Then the Duke of Lancaster moved
forward with his stout and valiant
English horsemen, and, having come
upon the Hungarians with all the
ferocity of an unchained lion,
threatening them with death, they fled
before him as if they had been sheep.
And in this wise he encountered the
nephew of the King of Hungary, and,
having levelled his lance, ran against
him and hurled him a lance-length off
his horse. In a trice the Hungarian's
foes were on him and around ; but,
because he was of royal blood, they
were not minded to slay him, but
rather to take him captive.

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