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When he saw that his sword was broken, in a spite he threw as far away as he could the part that remained in his hand. WHEN HE SAW THAT HIS SWORD WAS BROKEN IN HIS SIGHT HE THREW AS FAR AWAY AS HE COULD THE PART THAT REMAINED IN HIS HAND
g, they would never have retreated, nor would the battle have come to an end before one of them perforce had died. Enide, who was watching them, was almost beside herself with grief. Whoever could have seen her then, as she showed her great woe by wringing her hands, tearing her hair and shedding tears, could have seen a loyal lady. And any man would have been a vulgar wretch who saw and did not pity her. And the knights still fight, knocking the jewels from the helmets and dealing at each other fearful blows. From the third to the ninth hour the battle continued so fierce that no one could in any wise make out which was to have the better of it. Erec exerts himself and strives; he brought his sword down upon his enemy's helmet, cleaving it to the inner lining of mail and making him stagger; but he stood firmly and did not fall. Then he attacked Erec in turn, and dealt him such a blow upon the covering of his shield that his strong and precious sword broke when he tried to pull it out.  LONG WITHOUT BREAKING THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE RETREATED NOR WOULD THE BATTLE HAVE COME TO AN END BEFORE ONE OF THEM PERFORCE HAD DIED ANIT WHO WAS WATCHING THEM WAS ALMOST BESIDE HERSELF WITH GRIEF WHOEVER COULD HAVE SEEN HER THEN AS SHE SHOWED HER GREAT WOE BY WRINGING HER HANDS TEARING HER HAIR AND SHEDDING TEARS COULD HAVE SEEN A LOYAL LADY AND ANY MAN WOULD HAVE BEEN A VULGAR WRETCH WHO SAW AND DID NOT PITY HER AND THE KNIGHTS STILL FIGHT KNOCKING THE JEWELS FROM THE HELMETS AND DEALING AT EACH OTHER FEARFUL BLOWS FROM THE THIRD TO THE NINTH HOUR THE BATTLE CONTINUED SO FIERCE THAT NO ONE COULD IN ANY WISE MAKE OUT WHICH WAS TO HAVE THE BETTER OF IT ERIC EXERTS HIMSELF AND STRIVES HE BROUGHT HIS SWORD DOWN UPON HIS ENEMY'S HELMET CLEAVING IT TO THE INNER LINING OF MAIL AND MAKING HIM STAGGER BUT HE STOOD FIRMLY AND DID NOT FALL THEN HE ATTACKED EREC IN TURN AND DEALT HIM SUCH A BLOW UPON THE COVERING OF HIS SHIELD THAT HIS STRONG AND PRECIOUS SWORD BROKE WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL IT OUT
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