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Take here my sword; I yield it thee." Erec, however, does not take it, but says in reply: "I am within an ace of killing thee." TAKE HERE MY SWORD I YIELD IT TO THEE EREC HOWEVER DOES NOT TAKE IT BUT SAYS IN REPLY I AM WITHIN AN ACE OF KILLING THEE
of blood, and both grow weak. He strikes Erec and Erec strikes him. Erec deals him such a tremendous blow upon the helmet that he quite stuns him. Then he lets him have it again and again, giving him three blows in quick succession, which entirely split the helmet and cut the coif beneath it. The sword even reaches the skull and cuts a bone of his head, but without penetrating the brain. He stumbles and totters, and while he staggers, Erec pushes him over, so that he falls upon his right side. Erec grabs him by the helmet and forcibly drags it from his head, and unlaces the ventail, so that his head and face are completely exposed. When Erec thinks of the insult done him by the dwarf in the wood, he would have cut off his head, had he not cried for mercy. "Ah! vassal," says he, "thou hast defeated me. Mercy now, and do not kill me, after having overcome me and taken me prisoner: that would never bring thee praise or glory. If thou shouldst touch me more, thou wouldst do great villainy.  EXPOSED EACH ONE LOSES A DEAL OF BLOOD AND BOTH GROW WEAK HE STRIKES ERIC AND ERIC STRIKES HIM ERIC DEALS HIM SUCH A TREMENDOUS BLOW UPON THE HELMET THAT HE QUITE STUNS HIM THEN HE LETS HIM HAVE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN GIVING HIM THREE BLOWS IN QUICK SUCCESSION WHICH ENTIRELY SPLIT THE HELMET AND CUT THE COIF BENEATH IT THIS SWORD EVEN REACHES THE SKULL AND CUTS A BONE OF HIS HEAD BUT WITHOUT PENETRATING THE BRAIN HE STUMBLES AND TOTTERS AND WHILE HE STAGGERS ERIC PUSHES HIM OVER SO THAT HE FALLS UPON HIS RIGHT SIDE ERIC GRABS HIM BY THE HELMET AND FORCIBLY DRAGS IT FROM HIS HEAD AND UNLACES THE VENTAIL SO THAT HIS HEAD AND FACE ARE COMPLETELY EXPOSED WHEN ERIC THINKS OF THE INSULT DONE HIM BY THE DWARF IN THE WOOD HE WOULD HAVE CUT OFF HIS HEAD HAD HE NOT CRIED FOR MERCY AH VASSAL SAYS HE THOU HAST DEFEATED ME MERCY NOW AND DO NOT KILL ME AFTER HAVING OVERCOME ME AND TAKEN ME PRISONER THAT WOULD NEVER BRING THEE PRAISE OR GLORY IF THOU SHOULDST TOUCH ME MORE THOU WOULDST DO GREAT VILLAINY
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