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Quarter Passed Two by Paul Dennison

Noise grew stronger then out of the mist

Came the 3-lion banner it was Henry the 5th

His location could have been picked by the gods

Woods on each flank, which would even the odds


The French gathered at the top of the hill

Looking down at all the enemy they intended to kill

Their blood curdling screams surely the English would run

They outnumbered their opponents 5-1


Henry moved forward to get his archers into range

Same as 60 years ago, the tactics ingrained

Step forward the archers, they all had a yew bow

2000 arrows released all in one go


The excited French knights raced down the hill

Blood boiling and charging at will

Sheets of arrows take down more of the knights

Mayhem ensues as the battlefield gets tight


Galloping horses charging in this muddy paste

Suffocating knights, and knives lay waste

Line after line the French attack in new waves

The butchery continues with hatches and blades


Heavily armoured knights struggle in all the mud

Suffocated and crushed thud after thud

6000 French suffered the same fate

1415 every English man remembers the date


So many noblemen crushed and unable to ride

Some say this is the day chivalry died

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Just watched 'The King" on Netflix. Agincourt filmed with realistic cinematography. I think you're right Paul, chivalry did die


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