"And at Sneek, in the church of St. M.rtin, is buried a giant of more renown and prowess -- Peter van Heemstra, or "Lange Pier" as he was called from his inches, a sea ravener of notable ferocity, whose two-handed sword is preserved at Leeuwarden -- although, as M. Havard says, what useful purpose a two-handed sword can serve to an admiral on a small ship baffles reflection."