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They must needs lose their stirrups, so that they both fall to the ground, and the horses run off across the field. THEY MUST NEEDS LOSE THEIR STIRRUPS SO THEY BOTH FALL TO THE GROUND AND THE HORSES RUN OFF ACROSS THE FIELD
 land. This hawk I have come to obtain; for it is right, I say it in spite of all, that this damsel of mine should have it." "Away!" cries the other, "it shall never be. Madness has brought thee here. If thou dost wish to have the hawk, thou shalt pay fight dearly for it." "Pay, vassal; and how?" "Thou must fight with me, if thou dost not resign it to me." "You talk madness," cries Erec; "for me these are idle threats; for little enough do I fear you." "Then I defy thee here and now. The battle is inevitable." Erec replies: "God help me now; for never did I wish for aught so much." Now soon you will hear the noise of battle. (Vv. 863-1080.) The large place was cleared, with the people gathered all around. They draw off from each other the space of an acre, then drive their horses together; they reach for each other with the tips of their lances, and strike each other so hard that the shields are pierced and broken; the lances split and crack; the saddle-bows are knocked to bits behind. WITH ME THE HAWK EREC BOLDLY ANSWERS HIM A KNIGHT I AM FROM ANOTHER LAND THIS HAWK I HAVE COME TO OBTAIN FOR IT IS RIGHT I SAY IT IN SPITE OF ALL THAT THIS DAMSEL OF MINE SHOULD HAVE IT AWAY CRIES THE OTHER IT SHALL NEVER BE MADNESS HAS BROUGHT THEE HERE IF THOU DOST WISH TO HAVE THE HAWK THOU SHALT PAY FIGHT DEARLY FOR IT PAY VASSAL AND HOW THOU MUST FIGHT WITH ME IF THOU DOST NOT RESIGN IT TO ME YOU TALK MADNESS CRIES EREC FOR ME THESE ARE IDLE THREATS FOR LITTLE ENOUGH DO I FEAR YOU THEN I DEFY THEE HERE AND NOW THE BATTLE IS INEVITABLE EREC REPLIES GOD HELP ME NOW FOR NEVER DID I WISH FOR AUGHT SO MUCH NOW SOON YOU WILL HEAR THE NOISE OF BATTLE THE LARGE PLACE WAS CLEARED WITH THE PEOPLE GATHERED ALL AROUND THEY DRAW OFF FROM EACH OTHER THE SPACE OF AN ACRE THEN DRIVE THEIR HORSES TOGETHER THEY REACH FOR EACH OTHER WITH THE TIPS OF THEIR LANCES AND STRIKE EACH OTHER SO HARD THAT THE SHIELDS ARE PIERCED AND BROKEN THE LANCES SPLIT AND CRACK THE SADDLE BOWS ARE KNOCKED TO BITS BEHIND
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