Pepin III the Short cut the head of the lion of a single sword blow and also the head of the bull that no one dared face.

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As he attended a battle of fierce animals, Pepin III the Short, King of Franks from 751 to 768, saw a huge lion who strangled a bull. Pepin III the Short jumped into the arena and cut the head of the lion of a single sword blow and also the head of the bull that no one dared face. - Histoire Populaire de la France, Tome Premier, Ch. Lahure's Publication, circa 1860

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