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And the knights still fight, knocking the jewels from the helmets and dealing at each other fearful blows. From the third to the ninth hour the battle continued so fierce that no one could in any wise make out which was to have the better of it. AND THE KNIGHTS STILL FIGHT KNOCKING THE JEWELS FROM THE HELMETS AND DEALING AT EACH OTHER FEARFUL BLOWS FROM THE THIRD TO THE NINTH HOUR THE BATTLE CONTINUED SO FIERCE THAT NO ONE COULD IN ANY WISE MAKE OUT WHICH WAS TO HAVE THE BETTER OF IT
sh their lances, which were not broken nor the worse for wear. But they cast them away on the ground, and drawing their swords from the scabbard, they attack each other with great fury. Each wounds and injures the other, for there is no mercy on either side. They deal such blows upon the helmets that gleaming sparks fly out when their swords recoil. They split and splinter the shields; they batter and crush the hauberks. In four places the swords are brought down to the bare flesh, so that they are greatly weakened and exhausted. And if both their swords had lasted long without breaking, they would never have retreated, nor would the battle have come to an end before one of them perforce had died. Enide, who was watching them, was almost beside herself with grief. Whoever could have seen her then, as she showed her great woe by wringing her hands, tearing her hair and shedding tears, could have seen a loyal lady. And any man would have been a vulgar wretch who saw and did not pity her. IR FEET AND GRASPED AFRESH THEIR LANCES WHICH WERE NOT BROKEN NOR THE WORSE FOR WEAR BUT THEY CAST THEM AWAY ON THE GROUND AND DRAWING THEIR SWORDS FROM THE SCABBARD THEY ATTACK EACH OTHER WITH GREAT FURY EACH WOUNDS AND INJURES THE OTHER FOR THERE IS NO MERCY ON EITHER SIDE THEY DEAL SUCH BLOWS UPON THE HELMETS THAT GLEAMING SPARKS FLY OUT WHEN THEIR SWORDS RECOIL THEY SPLIT AND SPLINTER THE SHIELDS THEY BATTER AND CRUSH THE HAUBERKS IN FOUR PLACES THE SWORDS ARE BROUGHT DOWN TO THE BARE FLESH SO THAT THEY ARE GREATLY WEAKENED AND EXHAUSTED AND IF BOTH THEIR SWORDS HAD LASTED LONG WITHOUT BREAKING THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE RETREATED NOR WOULD THE BATTLE HAVE COME TO AN END BEFORE ONE OF THEM PERFORCE HAD DIED ANIT WHO WAS WATCHING THEM WAS ALMOST BESIDE HERSELF WITH GRIEF WHOEVER COULD HAVE SEEN HER THEN AS SHE SHOWED HER GREAT WOE BY WRINGING HER HANDS TEARING HER HAIR AND SHEDDING TEARS COULD HAVE SEEN A LOYAL LADY AND ANY MAN WOULD HAVE BEEN A VULGAR WRETCH WHO SAW AND DID NOT PITY HER
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