Show 10 to get the sack two noblemen in the reign of maximilian II 11 one a german the other a spaniard who each rendered a great service service to the emperor asked the hand of his daughter helen in n marrage marrae maximilian said that as he este esteemed emad them both alike it was impossible to choose between them and therefore their own prowess roust must decide it but being un unwilling villing to risk rise the loss of either by bir engi ging the m in deadly combat he ordered a laroe large sack to be brought and declared that he who should put his rival into it should have his fair helen and this whimsical combat was actually performed in the presence of the imperial courland court cour tand and lasted an hour the german succeeded suc ceded in putting the spaniard in the sack took him upon ida back and laid him at the emperors emperors feet |