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Now was Erec's renown so high that no one spoke save of him, nor was any one of such goodly favour. NOW WAS EREC'S RENOWN SO HIGH THAT NO ONE SPOKE SAVE OF HIM NOR WAS ANY ONE SUCH GOODLY FAVOR
n again between those within and those without. There Sagremor was thrown down, who was a very gallant knight. He was on the point of being detained and captured, when Erec spurs to rescue him, breaking his lance into splinters upon one of the opponents. So hard he strikes him on the breast that he made him quit the saddle. Then he made of his sword and advances upon them, crushing and splitting their helmets. Some flee, and others make way before him, for even the boldest fears him. Finally, he distributed so many blows and thrusts that he rescued Sagremor from them, and drove them all in confusion into the town. Meanwhile, the vesper hour drew to a close. Erec bore himself so well that day that he was the best of the combatants. But on the morrow he did much better yet: for he took so many knights and left so many saddles empty that none could believe it except those who had seen it. Every one on both sides said that with his lance and shield he had won the honours of the tournament. N THE STRIFE BEGAN AGAIN BETWEEN THOSE WITHIN AND THOSE WITHOUT THERE SAGRAMORE WAS THROWN DOWN WHO WAS A VERY GALLANT KNIGHT HE WAS ON THE POINT OF BEING DETAINED AND CAPTURED WHEN ERIC SPURS TO RESCUE HIM BREAKING HIS LANCE INTO SPLINTERS UPON ONE OF THE OPPONENTS SO HARD HE STRIKES HIM ON THE BREAST THAT HE MADE HIM QUIT THE SADDLE THEN HE MADE OF HIS SWORD AND ADVANCES UPON THEM CRUSHING AND SPLITTING THEIR HELMETS SOME FLEE AND OTHERS MAKE WAY BEFORE HIM FOR EVEN THE BOLDEST FEARS HIM FINALLY HE DISTRIBUTED SO MANY BLOWS AND THRUSTS THAT HE RESCUED SAGRAMORE FROM THEM AND DROVE THEM ALL IN CONFUSION INTO THE TOWN MEANWHILE THE VESPER HOUR DREW TO A CLOSE EREC BORE HIMSELF SO WELL THAT DAY THAT HE WAS THE BEST OF THE COMBATANTS BUT ON THE MORROW HE DID MUCH BETTER YET FOR HE TOOK SO MANY KNIGHTS AND LEFT SO MANY SADDLES EMPTY THAT NO ONE COULD BELIEVE IT EXCEPT THOSE WHO HAD SEEN IT EVERY ONE ON BOTH SIDES SAID THAT WITH HIS LANCE AND SHIELD HE HAD WON THE HONOURS OF THE TOURNAMENT
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