 The two Earls duelled with ghastly determination and both men understood, one of the earls had to kill the other, and that one of them would not be crossing the bridge alive.Records state that both earls attacked each other like lions.They were evenly matched and experienced in weapons and the harsh cry of swords against armour lasted for hours, but at last a sword stroke from each took its toll, and at the same time the two knights fell dead together.