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"Mercy, noble knight," he cries, "be not so cruel and harsh toward me. Now that I am left without my sword, you have the strength and the power to take my life or make me your prisoner, for I have no means of defence." MERCY NOBLE KNIGHT HE CRIES BE NOT SO CRUEL AND HARSH TOWARD ME NOW THAT I AM LEFT WITHOUT MY SWORD YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH AND THE POWER TO TAKE MY LIFE OR MAKE ME YOUR PRISONER FOR I HAVE NO MEANS OF DEFENCE
 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. 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. Now he was afraid and must needs draw back; for any knight that lacks his sword cannot do much execution in battle or assault. Erec pursues him until he begs him, for God's sake, not to kill him. NG 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 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 NOW HE WAS AFRAID AND MUST NEEDS DRAW BACK FOR ANY KNIGHT THAT LACKS HIS SWORD CANNOT DO MUCH EXECUTION IN BATTLE OR SALT EREC PURSUES HIM UNTIL HE BEGS HIM FOR GOD'S SAKE NOT TO KILL HIM
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