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The Count was strong and breaks his lance; then Erec strikes him with such force on his yellow painted shield that he ran more than a yard of his lance through his abdomen, knocking him senseless from his steed. THE COUNT WAS STRONG AND BREAKS HIS LANCE THEN ERIC STRIKES HIM WITH SUCH FORCE ON HIS YELLOW PAINTED SHIELD THAT HE RAN MORE THAN A YARD OF HIS LANCE THROUGH HIS ABDOMEN KNOCKING HIM SENSELESS FROM HIS STEED
 and trenchant swords. Erec caused his stout steel sword to pierce his body through and through, so that his shield and hauberk protected him no more than a shred of dark-blue silk. And next the Count comes spurring on, who, as the story tells, was a strong and doughty knight. But the Count in this was ill advised when he came with only shield and lance. He placed such trust in his own prowess that he thought that he needed no other arms. He showed his exceeding boldness by rushing on ahead of all his men more than the space of nine acres. When Erec saw him stand alone, he turned toward him; the Count is not afraid of him, and they come together with clash of arms. First the Count strikes him with such violence upon the breast that he would have lost his stirrups if he had not been well set. He makes the wood of his shield to split so that the iron of his lance protrudes on the other side. But Erec's hauberk was very solid and protected him from death without the tear of a single mesh. LOWS WITH THEIR SHARP ENTRENCHANT SWORDS EREC CAUSED HIS STOUT STEEL SWORD TO PIERCE HIS BODY THROUGH AND THROUGH SO THAT HIS SHIELD AND HAVOC PROTECTED HIM NO MORE THAN A SHRED OF DARK BLUE SILK AND NEXT THE COUNT COMES SPURRING ON WHO AS THE STORY TELLS WAS A STRONG AND DOUGHTY KNIGHT BUT THE COUNT IN THIS WAS ILL ADVISED WHEN HE CAME WITH ONLY SHIELD AND LANCE HE PLACED SUCH TRUST IN HIS OWN PROWESS THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE NEEDED NO OTHER ARMS HE SHOWED HIS EXCEEDING BOLDNESS BY RUSHING ON AHEAD OF ALL HIS MEN MORE THAN THE SPACE OF NINE ACRES WHEN ERIC SAW HIM STAND ALONE HE TURNED TOWARD HIM THE COUNT IS NOT AFRAID OF HIM AND THEY COME TOGETHER WITH CLASH OF ARMS FIRST THE COUNT STRIKES HIM WITH SUCH VIOLENCE UPON THE BREAST THAT HE WOULD HAVE LOST HIS STIRRUPS IF HE HAD NOT BEEN WELL SET HE MAKES THE WOOD OF HIS SHIELD TO SPLIT SO THAT THE IRON OF HIS LANCE PROTRUDES ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT ERIC'S HAUBERK WAS VERY SOLID AND PROTECTED HIM FROM DEATH WITHOUT THE TEAR OF A SINGLE MESH
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