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First the Count strikes him with such violence upon the breast that he would have lost his stirrups if he had not been well set. He makes the wood of his shield to split so that the iron of his lance protrudes on the other side. FIRST THE COUNT STRIKES HIM WITH SUCH VIOLENCE UPON THE BREAST THAT HE WOULD HAVE LOST HIS STIRRUPS IF HE HAD NOT BEEN WELL SET HE MAKES THE WOOD OF HIS SHIELD TO SPLIT SO THAT THE IRON OF HIS LANCE PROTRUDES ON THE OTHER SIDE
w shots. He had not disposed of his arms, but was thoroughly well equipped. Erec reckons up his opponents' strength, and sees there are fully a hundred of them. Then he who thus is pressing him thinks he had better call a hair. Then they ride to meet each other, and strike upon each other's shield great blows with their sharp and trenchant swords. Erec caused his stout steel sword to pierce his body through and through, so that his shield and hauberk protected him no more than a shred of dark-blue silk. And next the Count comes spurring on, who, as the story tells, was a strong and doughty knight. But the Count in this was ill advised when he came with only shield and lance. He placed such trust in his own prowess that he thought that he needed no other arms. He showed his exceeding boldness by rushing on ahead of all his men more than the space of nine acres. When Erec saw him stand alone, he turned toward him; the Count is not afraid of him, and they come together with clash of arms.  DISTANCE OF FOUR CROSSBOW SHOTS HE HAD NOT DISPOSED OF HIS ARMS BUT WAS THOROUGHLY WELL EQUIPPED ERIC RECKONS UP HIS OPPONENT'S STRENGTH AND SEES THERE ARE FULLY A HUNDRED OF THEM THEN HE WHO THUS IS PRESSING HIM THINKS HE HAD BETTER CALL A HALT THEN THEY RIDE TO MEET EACH OTHER AND STRIKE UPON EACH OTHER'S SHIELD GREAT BLOWS WITH THEIR SHARP ENTRENCHANT SWORDS EREC CAUSED HIS STOUT STEEL SWORD TO PIERCE HIS BODY THROUGH AND THROUGH SO THAT HIS SHIELD AND HAVOC PROTECTED HIM NO MORE THAN A SHRED OF DARK BLUE SILK AND NEXT THE COUNT COMES SPURRING ON WHO AS THE STORY TELLS WAS A STRONG AND DOUGHTY KNIGHT BUT THE COUNT IN THIS WAS ILL ADVISED WHEN HE CAME WITH ONLY SHIELD AND LANCE HE PLACED SUCH TRUST IN HIS OWN PROWESS THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE NEEDED NO OTHER ARMS HE SHOWED HIS EXCEEDING BOLDNESS BY RUSHING ON AHEAD OF ALL HIS MEN MORE THAN THE SPACE OF NINE ACRES WHEN ERIC SAW HIM STAND ALONE HE TURNED TOWARD HIM THE COUNT IS NOT AFRAID OF HIM AND THEY COME TOGETHER WITH CLASH OF ARMS
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