And when King rion got to King Bors, he dealt him a blow that was so grievous and so remarkable that he very nearly killed him, but he took the blow on his shield, which flew into splinters, so hard did Rion hit it; and King Bors struck him a blow on his helmet, as he was going by, that was so hard that it sent him over his saddlebow.

When the giant saw he had missed him, he grew deeply angry, and he turned around with his bludgeon raised high.

Vulgate Merlin