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Then Raindurant opposed him, son of the old dame of Tergalo, covered with blue cloth of silk; he was a knight of great prowess. Against one another now they charge and deal fierce blows on the shields about their neck. THEN RANDURRANT OPPOSED HIM SON OF THE OLD DAME OF TREGALO COVERED WITH BLUE CLOTH OF SILK HE WAS A KNIGHT OF GREAT PROWESS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER NOW THEY CHARGE AND DEAL FIERCE BLOWS ON THE SHIELDS ABOUT THEIR NECK
dent in silver and green, others of azure with buckles of gold; so many good steeds marked with white, or sorrel, tawny, white, black, and bay: all gather hastily. And now the field is quite covered with arms. On either side the ranks tremble, and a roar rises from the fight. The shock of the lances is very great. Lances break and shields are riddled, the hauberks receive bumps and are torn asunder, saddles go empty and horsemen ramble, while the horses sweat and foam. Swords are quickly drawn on those who tumble noisily, and some run to receive the promise of a ransom, others to stave off this disgrace. Erec rode a white horse, and came forth alone at the head of the line to joust, if he may find an opponent. From the opposite side there rides out to meet him Orguelleus de la Lande, mounted on an Irish steed which bears him along with marvellous speed. On the shield before his breast Erec strikes him with such force that he knocks him from his horse: he leaves him prone and passes on. ELDS FRESH AND NEW SOME RESPLENDENT IN SILVER AND GREEN OTHERS OF AZURE WITH BUCKLES OF GOLD SO MANY GOOD STEEDS MARKED WITH WHITE OR SORREL TAWNY WHITE BLACK AND BAY ALL GATHER HASTILY AND NOW THE FIELD IS QUITE COVERED WITH ARMS ON EITHER SIDE THE RANKS TREMBLE AND A ROAR RISES FROM THE FIGHT THE SHOCK OF THE LANCES IS VERY GREAT LANCES BREAK AND SHIELDS ARE RIDDLED AND THE HAVOKS RECEIVE BUMPS AND ARE TORN ASUNDER SADDLES GO EMPTY AND HORSEMEN RAMBLE WHILE THE HORSES SWEAT AND FOAM SWORDS ARE QUICKLY DRAWN ON THOSE WHO TUMBLE NOISILY AND SOME RUN TO RECEIVE THE PROMISE OF A RANSOM OTHERS TO STAVE OFF THIS DISGRACE ERIC RODE A WHITE HORSE AND CAME FORTH ALONE AT THE HEAD OF THE LINE TO JOUST IF HE MAY FIND AN OPPONENT FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE THERE RISE OUT TO MEET HIM OR JULIUS DU LAND MOUNTED ON AN IRISH STEED WHICH BEARS HIM ALONG WITH MARVELLOUS SPEED ON THE SHIELD BEFORE HIS BREAST ERIC STRIKES HIM WITH SUCH FORCE THAT HE KNOCKS HIM FROM HIS HORSE HE LEAVES HIM PRONE AND PASSES ON
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