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When he sees Erec pursuing him, he is so afraid that he knows not what to do: he does not dare to face him, and cannot turn aside; he has to leave his horse, for he has no more trust in him. He throws away his shield and lance, and slips from his horse to earth. WHEN HE SEES EREC PURSUING HIM HE IS SO AFRAID THAT HE KNOWS NOT WHAT TO DO HE DOES NOT DARE TO FACE HIM AND CANNOT TURN ASIDE HE HAS TO LEAVE HIS HORSE FOR HE HAS NO MORE TRUST IN HIM HE THROWS AWAY HIS SHIELD AND LANCE AND SLIPS FROM HIS HORSE TO EARTH
the water, striking him so hard that he beats down flat both rider and horse. The steed lay upon the body long enough to drown him in the stream, and then struggled until with difficulty he got upon his feet. Thus he conquered three of them, when the other two thought it wise to quit the conflict and not to strive with him. In flight they follow the stream, and Erec after them in hot pursuit, until he strikes one upon the spine so hard that he throws him forward upon the saddle-bow. He put all his strength into the blow, and breaks his lance upon his body, so that the fellow fell head foremost. Erec makes him pay dearly for the lance which he has broken on him, and drew his sword from the scabbard. The fellow unwisely straightened up; for Erec gave him three such strokes that he slaked his sword's thirst in his blood. He severs the shoulder from his body, so that it fell down on the ground. Then, with sword drawn, he attacked the other, as he sought to escape without company or escort.  HE CAME OUT OF THE WATER STRIKING HIM SO HARD THAT HE BEATS DOWN FLAT BOTH RIDER AND HORSE THE STEED LAY UPON THE BODY LONG ENOUGH TO DROWN HIM IN THE STREAM AND THEN STRUGGLED UNTIL WITH DIFFICULTY HE GOT UPON HIS FEET THUS HE CONQUERED THREE OF THEM AND WHEN THE OTHER TWO THOUGHT IT WISE TO QUIT THE CONFLICT AND NOT TO STRIVE WITH HIM IN FLIGHT THEY FOLLOWED THE STREAM AND ERIC AFTER THEM IN HOT PURSUIT UNTIL HE STRIKES ONE UPON THE SPINE SO HARD THAT HE THROWS HIM FORWARD UPON THE SADDLE BOW HE PUT ALL HIS STRENGTH INTO THE BLOW AND BREAKS HIS LANCE UPON HIS BODY SO THAT THE FELLOW FELL HEAD FOREMOST ERIC MAKES HIM PAY DEARLY FOR THE LANCE WHICH HE HAS BROKEN ON HIM AND DREW HIS SWORD FROM THE SCABBARD THE FELLOW UNWISELY STRAIGHTENED UP FOR ERIC GAVE HIM THREE SUCH STROKES THAT HE SLAKED HIS SWORD'S THIRST IN HIS BLOOD HE SEVERS THE SHOULDER FROM HIS BODY SO THAT IT FELL DOWN ON THE GROUND THEN WITH SWORD DRAWN HE ATTACKED THE OTHER AS HE SOUGHT TO ESCAPE WITHOUT COMPANY OR ESCORT
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