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What chance, fair gentle sire, in God's name, guided thee hither to me, to free me by thy courage from the hands of my enemies? Sire, I wish to do thee homage. Henceforth, I shall always accompany thee and serve thee as my lord." WHAT CHANCE FAIR GENTLE SIRE IN GOD'S NAME GUIDED THEE HITHER TO ME TO FREE ME BY THY COURAGE FROM THE HANDS OF MY ENEMIES SIRE I WISH TO DO THEE HOMAGE HENCEFORTH I SHALL ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THEE AND SERVE THEE AS MY LORD
ceived it on his shield. Even so, the giant landed such a blow that it quite stunned him, and almost made him fall to earth from his steed. Erec covers himself with his shield and the giant, recovering himself, thinks to strike again quickly upon his head. But Erec had drawn his sword, and attacked him with such fierceness that the giant was severely handled: he strikes him so hard upon the neck that he splits him down to the saddle-bow. He scatters his bowels upon the earth, and the body falls full length, split in two halves. The knight weeps with joy and, worshipping, praises God who has sent him this aid. Then Erec unbound him, made him dress and arm himself, and mount one of the horses; the other he made him lead with his right hand, and asks him who he is. And he replied: "Noble knight, thou art my liege lord. I wish to regard thee as my lord, as by right I ought to do, for thou hast saved my life, which but now would have been cut off from my body with great torment and cruelty. RIC WATCHED THE BLOW AND RECEIVED IT ON HIS SHIELD EVEN SO THE GIANT LANDED SUCH A BLOW THAT IT QUITE STUNNED HIM AND ALMOST MADE HIM FALL TO EARTH FROM HIS STEED ERIC COVERS HIMSELF WITH HIS SHIELD AND THE GIANT RECOVERING HIMSELF THINKS TO STRIKE AGAIN QUICKLY UPON HIS HEAD BUT ERIC HAD DRAWN HIS SWORD AND ATTACKED HIM WITH SUCH FIERCENESS THAT THE GIANT WAS SEVERELY HANDLED HE STRIKES HIM SO HARD UPON THE NECK THAT HE SPLITS HIM DOWN TO THE SADDLE BOW HE SCATTERS HIS BOWELS UPON THE EARTH AND THE BODY FALLS FULL LENGTH SPLIT IN TWO HALFS THE KNIGHT WEEPS WITH JOY AND WORSHIPING PRAISES GOD WHO HAS SENT HIM THIS AID THEN EREC UNBOUND HIM AND MADE HIM DRESS AND ARM HIMSELF AND MOUNT ONE OF THE HORSES THE OTHER HE MADE HIM LEAD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND ASKS HIM WHO HE IS AND HE REPLIED NOBLE KNIGHT THOU ART MY LIEGE LORD I WISH TO REGARD THEE AS MY LORD AS BY RIGHT I OUGHT TO DO FOR THOU HAST SAVED MY LIFE WHICH BUT NOW WOULD HAVE BEEN CUT OFF FROM MY BODY WITH GREAT TORMENT AND CRUELTY
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