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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. 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
steel into his neck beneath the chin, severing thus the bones and nerves. At the back of his neck the blade protrudes, and the hot red blood flows down on both sides from the wound. He yields his spirit, and his heart is still. The third sallies forth from his hiding-place on the other side of a ford. Straight through the water, on he comes. Erec spurs forward and meets him before 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, 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. ND WELL FORGED STEEL INTO HIS NECK BENEATH THE CHIN SEVERING THUS THE BONES AND NERVES AT THE BACK OF HIS NECK THE BLADE PROTRUDES AND THE HOT RED BLOOD FLOWS DOWN ON BOTH SIDES FROM THE WOUND HE YIELDS HIS SPIRIT AND HIS HEART IS STILL THE THIRD SALLIES FORTH FROM HIS HIDING PLACE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A FORD STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WATER ON HE COMES ERIC SPURS FORWARD AND MEETS HIM BEFORE 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
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