When the king heard that the standard of Saint Denis was on shore he strode quickly across the deck of his ship . . . and refused to be parted with the emblem of his sovereignty.  He leapt into the sea . . . and waded ashore with his shield hanging from his neck and his lance in his hands. . . . When he reached land he looked at the enemy and asked who they were.  He was told that they were Saracens.  He put his lance under his armpit . . . and would have charged right into them if his men had not stopped him.