▁to ▁be ▁a ▁magic ▁weapon ▁he ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁water - ma ids ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁The ▁Christian ▁soldiers ▁under ▁Mark ▁are ▁filled ▁with ▁fear ▁and ▁begin ▁to ▁fall ▁back . ▁Mark ▁r al lies ▁his ▁men ▁and ▁charges ▁at ▁El f , ▁who ▁dies ▁by ▁Mark ' s ▁sword . ▁The ▁Christian ▁troops ▁are ▁filled ▁with ▁confidence ▁and ▁begin ▁the ▁attack ▁once ▁more . ▁Og ier ▁enc oun ters ▁Mark , ▁but ▁the ▁D ane ▁is ▁easily ▁rep uls ed ▁by ▁the ▁Roman . ▁Og ier ▁lif ts ▁his ▁shield ▁over ▁himself , ▁but ▁Mark ▁j umps ▁on ▁top , ▁pin ning ▁Og ier ▁down . ▁Og ier ▁man ages ▁to ▁get ▁an ▁arm ▁free ▁and ▁st abs ▁Mark , ▁who ▁dies ▁as ▁he ▁falls ▁off ▁the ▁shield . ▁Og ier ▁le aps ▁up , ▁h urls ▁his ▁shield ▁away ▁and ▁gives ▁a ▁ra ging ▁battle ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁Dan es . ▁The ▁Dan es ▁manage ▁to ▁push ▁the ▁Christian ▁army ▁back ▁against ▁the ▁split ▁in ▁the ▁road . ▁The ▁army ▁is ▁split ▁in ▁two ▁down ▁each ▁fork ▁of ▁the ▁road , ▁with ▁Alfred ▁and ▁Col an ▁separated . ▁Col an ▁is ▁then ▁killed . ▁ ▁Book ▁VII ▁: ▁Eth and une ▁: ▁The ▁Last ▁Char ge ▁ ▁Ch est erton ▁takes ▁us ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁battle , ▁and ▁brings ▁us ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁Hor se ▁Down . ▁There ▁a ▁small ▁child ▁p iles ▁up ▁stones ▁over ▁and ▁over ▁as ▁they ▁fall ▁down ▁each ▁time . ▁Ch est erton ▁draw