Erec | unz | an- | -z | gestelle | zeslagen | | up | to | the | frame | hacked |
9143 | daz | si | ir | niht | mêre | getragen | | (so) that | they | (of) them | nothing | more | be carried |
| vor | den | armen | mohten | | in front of | (their) | arms | could |
| und | in | ze | wer | tohten | | and | them | for | protection | be of use |
9146 | dô | wurfen | si | die | von | der | hant | | then | threw | they | them | from | (their) | hands |
| nû | schirmte | in | daz | îsengewant | | now | protected | them | (their) | armor |
| vor | dem | tôde | dicke | | from | _ | death | often |
9149 | die | heizen | viures | blicke | | _ | hot | fire's | sparks |
| vrumten | diu | wâfen | | caused | (their) | weapons |
| swâ | si | ein | ander | trâfen | | whenever | they | one | another | struck |
9152 | hie | ergie | sô | manec | grimmer | slac | | here | occurred | so | many | fierce | blows |
| daz | die | werlt | wol | wundern | mac | | that | the | world | well | wonder | may |
| von | helmen | und | von | swerten | | about | (the) helmets | and | about | (the) swords |
9155 | daz | si | ez | erwerten | | that | they | it | withstood |
| vil | ofte | kam | ez | dar | an | | very | often | came | it | _ | to the point |
| daz | der | harte | grôze | man | | that | the | very | large | man |
9158 | bî | den | minnern | vor | im | dan | sluoc | | with | the | smaller | before | him | away | beat |
| vaste | und | verre | genuoc | | hard | and | far | enough |
| sô | sluoc | in | aber | Êrec | | so | beat back | him | however | Erec |
9161 | her | widere | den | selben | wec | | here | _ | the | same | way |
| der | kêre | si | sô | vil | tâten | | (this) | turning | they | so | much | did |
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