"My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it. My marks and scars I carry with me to be a witness for me, that I have fought His battles, Who will now be my rewarder." So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.
Death of Valiant-for-the-Truth, from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress