Iwein | sus | kam | mîn | herre | her | geriten | | thus | came | my | lord | here | riding |
6350 | und | solde | mit | in | hân | gestriten | | and | was supposed | with | them | to have | done battle |
| sîn | wille | unde | sîn | muot | | his | intention | and | his | resolve |
| was | gereit | unde | guot | | were | ready | and | good |
6353 | do- | -ne | was | sîn | alter | vür | wâr | | then | _ | was | his | age | _ | in truth |
| niuwan | ahtzehen | jâr | | only | sixteen | (years) |
| und | was | des | lîbes | alsô | kranc | | and | was | (his) _ | body | so | weak |
6356 | daz | er | des | siges | âne | danc | | that | he | _ | victory | without | choice |
| und | ungestriten | muose | jehen | | and | without fighting | had | to concede |
| und | wær | dâ | tôter | gesehen | | and | had been | there | dead | (found) |
6359 | wan | daz | er | sich | von | disen | | except | that | he | himself | from | these |
| unsæligen | risen | | unholy | giants |
| lôste | als | ich | iu | wil | sagen | | ransomed | as | I | (to) you | will | explain |
6362 | sî | heten | in | anders | erslagen | | they | would have | him | otherwise | slain |
| wan | daz | er | in | über | den | eit | | except | that | he | them | in addition to | his | oath |
| gap | gîsel | unde | sicherheit | | gave | hostages | and | security |
6365 | daz | er | in | zinsete | sîn | leben | | that | he | (to) them | paid tribute | (for) his | life |
| er | muoz | in | älliu | jâr | geben | | he | must | them | each | year | send |
| drîzec | mägede | dâ | her | | thirty | maidens | _ | here |
6368 | die | wîle | sî | lebent | und | er | | (all) the | while | they | shall live | and | he |
| und | gesigete | abe | dehein | man | | and (if) | defeated | however | any | one |
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