Erec | daz | im | vehtens | nôt | geschach | | that | (for) him | (for) fighting | (a) need | (was to) happen |
4380 | sîn | ros | er | wider | kêrte | | his | horse | he | _ | turned (around) |
| als | in | sîn | ellen | lêrte | | as | him | his | courage | had taught |
| zesamene | riten | zwêne | man | | _ | together charged | two | men |
4383 | der | ietweder | nie | gewan | | of whom | neither | never | had known |
| zageheit | dehein | teil | | (of) cowardice | any | part |
| ez | muoste | sterke | unde | heil | | _ | had | strength | and | good fortune |
4386 | under | in | beiden | | between | them | both |
| an | dem | sige | scheiden | | _ | the | victory | to decide |
| diu | sper | si | ûf | stâchen | | (their) | lances | they | _ | thrust |
4389 | daz | si | gar | zebrâchen | | (so) that | they | completely | splintered |
| diu | tjost | wart | sô | krefteclich | | the | joust | was | so | violent |
| daz | diu | ros | hinder | sich | | that | the | horses | behind | themselves |
4392 | an | die | hehsen | gesâzen | | on | (their) | haunches | sat |
| dô | muosten | si | lâzen | | then | had | they | to let go |
| die | zoume | von | den | handen | | (of) the | reins | from | (their) | hands |
4395 | und | anders | in- | -z | enblanden | | and | in another manner | (between) them | it | exert |
| si | erbeizten | beide | gelîche | | they | dismounted | both | at the same time |
| vil | müezeclîche | | very | urgently |
4398 | und | ervuorten | diu | swert | | and | drew | (their) | swords |
| ir | ietweder | wart | gewert | | (of) them | each | was | granted |
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