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The knight weeps with joy and, worshipping, praises God who has sent him this aid. Then Erec unbound him, made him dress and arm himself, and mount one of the horses; the other he made him lead with his right hand, and asks him who he is. THE KNIGHT WEEPS WITH JOY AND WORSHIPING PRAISES GOD WHO HAS SENT HIM THIS AID THEN EREC UNBOUND HIM AND MADE HIM DRESS AND ARM HIMSELF AND MOUNT ONE OF THE HORSES THE OTHER HE MADE HIM LEAD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND ASKS HIM WHO HE IS
of them, in spite of their menace and their pride, and strikes the foremost of them through the eye so deep into the brain that the blood and brains spurt out at the back of his neck; that one lies dead and his heart stops beating. When the other saw him dead, he had reason to be sorely grieved. Furious, he went to avenge him: with both hands he raised his club on high and thought to strike him squarely upon his unprotected head: but Erec watched the blow, and received it on his shield. Even so, the giant landed such a blow that it quite stunned him, and almost made him fall to earth from his steed. Erec covers himself with his shield and the giant, recovering himself, thinks to strike again quickly upon his head. But Erec had drawn his sword, and attacked him with such fierceness that the giant was severely handled: he strikes him so hard upon the neck that he splits him down to the saddle-bow. He scatters his bowels upon the earth, and the body falls full length, split in two halves.  REST HE FEARS NEITHER OF THEM IN SPITE OF THEIR MENACE AND THEIR PRIDE AND STRIKES THE FOREMOST OF THEM THROUGH THE EYES SO DEEP INTO THE BRAIN THAT THE BLOOD AND BRAINS SPURT OUT AT THE BACK OF HIS NECK THAT ONE LIES DEAD AND HIS HEART STOPS BEATING WHEN THE OTHER SAW HIM DEAD HE HAD REASON TO BE SORELY GRIEVED FURIOUS HE WENT TO AVENGE HIM WITH BOTH HANDS HE RAISED HIS CLUB ON HIGH AND THOUGHT TO STRIKE HIM SQUARELY UPON HIS UNPROTECTED HEAD BUT ERIC WATCHED THE BLOW AND RECEIVED IT ON HIS SHIELD EVEN SO THE GIANT LANDED SUCH A BLOW THAT IT QUITE STUNNED HIM AND ALMOST MADE HIM FALL TO EARTH FROM HIS STEED ERIC COVERS HIMSELF WITH HIS SHIELD AND THE GIANT RECOVERING HIMSELF THINKS TO STRIKE AGAIN QUICKLY UPON HIS HEAD BUT ERIC HAD DRAWN HIS SWORD AND ATTACKED HIM WITH SUCH FIERCENESS THAT THE GIANT WAS SEVERELY HANDLED HE STRIKES HIM SO HARD UPON THE NECK THAT HE SPLITS HIM DOWN TO THE SADDLE BOW HE SCATTERS HIS BOWELS UPON THE EARTH AND THE BODY FALLS FULL LENGTH SPLIT IN TWO HALFS
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