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Down his sides and flanks the blood ran, so that the nag was all covered with blood down to the belly. [132] Erec came along alone after them. He was very sad and distressed about the knight whom he saw them treat so spitefully. DOWN HIS SIDES AND FLANKS THE BLOOD RAN SO THAT THE NAG WAS ALL COVERED WITH BLOOD DOWN TO THE BELLY EREC CAME ALONG ALONE AFTER THEM HE WAS VERY SAD AND DISTRESSED ABOUT THE KNIGHT WHOM HE SAW THEM TREAT SO SPITEFULLY
my strength with theirs." "Noble knight," the maiden said, "I shall always be your servant if you restore to me my lover. Now go in God's name, and make haste, I beseech you." "Which way lies their path?" "This way, my lord. Here is the path with the footprints." Then Erec started at a gallop, and told her to await him there. The maid commends him to the Lord, and prays God very fervently that He should give him force by His command to discomfit those who intend evil toward her lover. (Vv. 4381-4579.) Erec went off along the trail, spurring his horse in pursuit of the giants. He followed in pursuit of them until he caught sight of them before they emerged from the wood; he saw the knight with bare limbs mounted naked on a nag, his hands and feet bound as if he were arrested for highway robbery. The giants had no lances, shields or whetted swords; but they both had clubs and scourges, with which they were beating him so cruelly that already they had cut the skin on his back to the bone. HIM LIVE UNTIL I CAN FIND HIM I INTEND TO MEASURE MY STRENGTH WITH THEIRS NOBLE KNIGHT THE MAIDEN SAID I SHALL ALWAYS BE YOUR SERVANT IF YOU RESTORE TO ME MY LOVER NOW GO IN GOD'S NAME AND MAKE HASTE I BESEECH YOU WHICH WAY LIES THEIR PATH THIS WAY MY LORD HERE IS THE PATH WITH THE FOOTPRINTS THEN EREC STARTED AT A GALLOP AND TOLD HER TO AWAIT HIM THERE THE MAID COMMENDS HIM TO THE LORD AND PRAYS GOD VERY FERVENTLY THAT HE SHOULD GIVE HIM FORCE BY HIS COMMAND TO DISCOMFORT THOSE WHO INTEND EVIL TOWARD HER LOVER EREC WENT OFF ALONG THE TRAIL SPURRING HIS HORSE IN PURSUIT OF THE GIANTS HE FOLLOWED IN PURSUIT OF THEM UNTIL HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF THEM BEFORE THEY EMERGED FROM THE WOOD HE SAW THE KNIGHT WITH BARE LIMBS MOUNTED NAKED ON A NAG HIS HANDS AND FEET BOUND AS IF HE WERE ARRESTED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY THE GIANTS HAD NO LANCES SHIELDS OR WETTED SWORDS BUT THEY BOTH HAD CLUBS AND SCOURGES WITH WHICH THEY WERE BEATING HIM SO CRUELLY THAT ALREADY THEY HAD CUT THE SKIN ON HIS BACK TO THE BONE
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