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The giants were strong and fierce, and held in their clenched hands their big clubs tipped with iron. Erec went at them lance in rest. THE GIANTS WERE STRONG AND FIERCE AND HOWLED IN THEIR CLENCHED HANDS THEIR BIG CLUBS TIPPED WITH IRON ERIC WENT AT THEM LANCE IN REST
bind him and beat him so shamefully. Hand him over to me, I beg of you with all good-will and courtesy. I have no wish to demand him of you forcibly." "Vassal," they say, "what business is this of yours? You must be mad to make any demand of us. If you do not like it, try and improve matters." Erec replies: "Indeed, I like it not, and you shall not lead him away so easily. Since you have left the matter in my hands, I say whoever can get possession of him let him keep him. Take your positions. I challenge you. You shall not take him any farther before some blows have been dealt." "Vassal," they reply, "you are mad, indeed, to wish to measure your strength with us. If you were four instead of one, you would have no more strength against us than one lamb against two wolves." "I do not know how it will turn out," Erec replies; "if the sky fails and the earth melts, then many a lark will be caught. Many a man boasts loudly who is of little worth. On guard now, for I am going to attack you. A MONSTROUS INSULT TO STRIP A KNIGHT NAKED AND THEN BIND HIM AND BEAT HIM SO SHAMEFULLY HAND HIM OVER TO ME I BEG OF YOU WITH ALL GOOD WILL AND COURTESY I HAVE NO WISH TO DEMAND HIM OF YOU FORCIBLY VASSAL THEY SAY WHAT BUSINESS IS THIS OF YOURS YOU MUST BE MAD TO MAKE ANY DEMAND OF US IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT TRY AND IMPROVE MATTERS ERIC REPLIES INDEED I LIKE IT NOT AND YOU SHALL NOT LEAD HIM AWAY SO EASILY SINCE YOU HAVE LEFT THE MATTER IN MY HANDS I SAY WHOEVER CAN GET POSSESSION OF HIM LET HIM KEEP HIM TAKE YOUR POSITIONS I CHALLENGE YOU YOU SHALL NOT TAKE HIM ANY FARTHER BEFORE SOME BLOWS HAVE BEEN DEALT VASSAL THEY REPLY YOU ARE MAD INDEED TO WISH TO MEASURE YOUR STRENGTH WITH US IF YOU WERE FOUR INSTEAD OF ONE YOU WOULD HAVE NO MORE STRENGTH AGAINST US THAN ONE LAMB AGAINST TWO WOLVES I DO NOT KNOW HOW IT WILL TURN OUT ERIC REPLIES IF THE SKY FAILS AND THE EARTH MELTS THEN MANY A LARK WILL BE CAUGHTY A MAN BOAST LOUDLY WHO IS OF LITTLE WORTH ON GUARD NOW FOR I AM GOING TO ATTACK YOU
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