I know that , ' said Ian ; ` but tell me where the giant is , that I may find him . ' ` He is on the hunting hill , ' answered she ; ` and nought will bring him home save a shake of the iron chain which hangs outside the gate . But , there , neither to leeward , nor to windward , nor in the four brown boundaries of the sea , is there any man that can hold battle against him , save only Ian , the soldier 's son , and he is now but sixteen years old , and how shall he stand against the giant ? ' ` In the land whence I have come there are many men with the strength of Ian , ' answered he . And he went outside and pulled at the chain , but he could not move it , and fell on to his knees . At that he rose swiftly , and gathering up his strength , he seized the chain , and this time he shook it so that the link broke . And the giant heard it on the hunting hill , and lifted his head , thinking -- ` It sounds like the noise of Ian , the soldier 's son , ' said he ; ` but as yet he is only sixteen years old . Still , I had better look to it . ' And home he came . ` Are you Ian , the soldier 's son ? ' he asked , as he entered the castle . ` No , of a surety , ' answered the youth , who had no wish that they should know him . ` Then who are you in the leeward , or in the windward , or in the four brown boundaries of the sea , who are able to move my battle-chain ? ' ` That will be plain to you after wrestling with me as I wrestle with my mother . And one time she got the better of me , and two times she did not . ' So they wrestled , and twisted and strove with each other till the giant forced Ian to his knee . ` You are the stronger , ' said Ian ; and the giant answered : ` All men know that ! ' And they took hold of each other once more , and at last Ian threw the giant , and wished that the raven were there to help him . No sooner had he wished his wish than the raven came . ` Put your hand under my right wing and you will find a knife sharp enough to take off his head , ' said the raven .
And the knife was so sharp that it cut off the giant 's head XXXXX a blow .
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