Erec | zwelf | sper | enzwischen | den | scharn | | twelve | lances | between | the | parties |
2587 | des | muoste | in | sîn | grôz | tuht | bewarn | | in this | had | him | his | great | ability | to protect |
| daz | er | unbekumbert | dô | beleip | | that | he | unharmed | there | remained |
| alsô | lange | er | daz | treip | | so | long | he | this | kept up |
2590 | unz | man | im | den | schilt | zestach | | until | one | _ | (his) | shield | had pierced |
| und | mit | slegen | sô | zebrach | | and | with | blows | so | had hacked |
| daz | er | im | ze | nihte | tohte | | that | it | for him | to | nothing | amounted |
2593 | als | er | gewerlîchest | mohte | | as | he | the most carefully | could |
| sô | staphete | er | ûz | von | in | | so | withdrew | he | _ | from | them |
| schilt | und | ros | gap | er | hin | | shield | and | horse | gave | he | away |
2596 | ûf | ein | anderz | er | gesaz | | upon | _ | another | he | mounted |
| und | warnte | sich | mit | schilte | baz | | and | armed | himself | with | (a) shield | better |
| und | mit | niuwem | baniere | | and | with | (a) new | banner |
2599 | daz | en- | -tete | er | nie | sô | schiere | | this | _ | did | he | not | so | quickly |
| ê | er | die | sîne | zuo | sach | varn | | before that | he | (his) | own | _ | saw | riding (up) |
| nû | en- | -mohte | er | zwischen | den | scharn | | now | not | could | he | between | the | companies |
2602 | getjostieren | mêre | | joust | (any) more (alone) |
| nû | wart | dâ | vil | sêre | | now | were | there | very | many |
| geslagen | und | gestochen | | blows | and | thrusts |
2605 | manec | sper | zebrochen | | many | lances | broken |
| dô | beidenthalp | diu | ritterschaft | | there | on both sides | the | knights |
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