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Then he turned and rode away without further tarrying on the spot. Straight into the forest he spurs at full speed. Now Erec is in the woods, and the others paused a while over those who lay in the middle of the field. Loudly they swear and vow that they will rather follow after him for two or three days than fail to capture and slaughter him. The Count, though grievously wounded in the abdomen, hears what they say. THEN HE TURNED AND RODE AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER TARRYING ON THE SPOT STRAIGHT INTO THE FOREST HE SPURS AT FULL SPEED NOW ERIC IS IN THE WOODS AND THE OTHERS PAUSED AWHILE OVER THOSE WHO LAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD LOUDLY THEY SWEAR AND VOW THAT THEY WILL RATHER FOLLOW AFTER HIM FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS THAN FAIL TO CAPTURE AND SLAUGHTER HIM THE COUNT THOUGH GRIEVOUSLY WOUNDED IN THE ABDOMEN HEARS WHAT THEY SAY
ing 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. 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. But Erec's hauberk was very solid and protected him from death without the tear of a single mesh. The Count was strong and breaks his lance; then Erec strikes him with such force on his yellow painted shield that he ran more than a yard of his lance through his abdomen, knocking him senseless from his steed. 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 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 BUT ERIC'S HAUBERK WAS VERY SOLID AND PROTECTED HIM FROM DEATH WITHOUT THE TEAR OF A SINGLE MESH THE COUNT WAS STRONG AND BREAKS HIS LANCE THEN ERIC STRIKES HIM WITH SUCH FORCE ON HIS YELLOW PAINTED SHIELD THAT HE RAN MORE THAN A YARD OF HIS LANCE THROUGH HIS ABDOMEN KNOCKING HIM SENSELESS FROM HIS STEED
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