midnight
He smote the hanging iron with his sledge until the clangorous reverberation sounded through the valley , and presently there came hurrying to him eight of his stalwart sons , who had been occupied in tilling the fields . `` Scatter ye , '' cried the blacksmith , `` over the land . Rouse the people , and tell them the Hungarians are upon us . Urge all to collect here at midnight , with whatever of arms or weapons they may possess . Those who have no arms , let them bring poles , and meanwhile your brothers and myself will make pike-heads for them . Tell them they are called to , action by a Lord from the Archbishop of Treves himself , and that I shall lead them . Tell them they fight for their homes , their wives , and their children .