The Vocal Mountain of England

About the year 500 A. D., a large army of the Picts was descending upon a small force of Britons. Certain death to every Briton seemed inevitable, when Germanus declared, at a council held, that if they would put themselves under his guidance he would insure victory without the loss of a single man. This seemed an idle boast, but all agreed to obey Germanus.

He led them directly along the road by which the enemy was approaching until he came to a spot surrounded by hills. Here he bade them halt and not to speak until he gave the word, and then to repeat his words three times. He then threw out scouts to give warning of the near approach of the foe. When the Picts had reached a certain point Germanus cried out, "Hallelujah!" His small band of men repeated the cry three times, when, to their amazement, the hills reverberated the sound with such rapidity and force that it sounded like a great multitude of men shouting "Hallelujah!" The Picts fled in every direction, thinking themselves surrounded.

This victory of Germanus stands in history as the "Victory of the Vocal Mountain."