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In the fight he unhorsed Guincel, and took Gaudin of the Mountain; he captured knights and horses alike: my lord Gawain did well. IN THE FIGHT HE UNHORSED GWENSAL AND TOOK GAUDIN OF THE MOUNTAIN HE CAPTURED KNIGHTS AND HORSES ALIKE MY LORD GAWEN DID WELL
 by the knots and their shields by the inner straps. They both had fine arms, and strong swift horses, and good shields, fresh and new. With such fury they strike each other that both their lances fly in splinters. Never was there seen such a blow. They rush together with shields, arms, and horses. But neither girth nor rein nor breast-strap could prevent the king from coming to earth. So he flew from his steed, carrying with him saddle and stirrup, and even the reins of his bridle in his hand. All those who witnessed the jousting were filled with amazement, and said it cost him dear to joust with such a goodly knight. Erec did not wish to stop to capture either horse or rider, but rather to joust and distinguish himself in order that his prowess might appear. He thrills the ranks in front of him. Gawain animates those who were on his side by his prowess, and by winning horses and knights to the discomfiture of his opponents. I speak of my lord Gawain, who did right well and valiantly. LD THEY GRASPED THE REINS BY THE KNOTS AND THEIR SHIELDS BY THE INNER STRAPS THEY BOTH HAD FINE ARMS AND STRONG SWIFT HORSES AND GOOD SHIELDS FRESH AND NEW WITH SUCH FURY THEY STRIKE EACH OTHER THAT BOTH THEIR LANCES FLY IN SPLINTERS NEVER WAS THERE SEEN SUCH A BLOW THEY RUSHED TOGETHER WITH SHIELDS ARMS AND HORSES BUT NEITHER GIRTH NOR REIN NOR BREAST RAP COULD PREVENT THE KING FROM COMING TO EARTH SO HE FLEW FROM HIS STEED CARRYING WITH HIM SADDLE AND STIRRUP AND EVEN THE REINS OF HIS BRIDLE IN HIS HAND ALL THOSE WHO WITNESSED THE JOUSTING WERE FILLED WITH AMAZEMENT AND SAID IT COST HIM DEAR TO JOUST WITH SUCH A GOODLY KNIGHT EREC DID NOT WISH TO STOP TO CAPTURE EITHER HORSE OR RIDER BUT RATHER TO JOUST AND DISTINGUISH HIMSELF IN ORDER THAT HIS PROWESS MIGHT APPEAR HE THRILLS THE RANKS IN FRONT OF HIM GAWEN ANIMATES THOSE WHO WERE ON HIS SIDE BY HIS PROWESS AND BY WINNING HORSES AND KNIGHTS TO THE DISCOMFITURE OF HIS OPPONENTS I SPEAK OF MY LORD GAWEN WHO DID RIGHT WELL AND VALIANTLY
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