"I could recount more than a thousand fine blows, for I followed that knight every step to witness the marvelous deeds he did: I saw him kill five knights and five men-at-arms with five blows so swift that he nearly cut horses and knights in two. AS for my own experience, I can tell you he split my shield in two, cleaved my saddle, and cut my horse in half at the shoulders, all with a single blow."

The Vulgate Cycle