Erec | daz | si | ir | niht | mêre | getragen | | (so) that | they | (of) them | nothing | more | be carried |
9144 | vor | den | armen | mohten | | in front of | (their) | arms | could |
| und | in | ze | wer | tohten | | and | them | for | protection | be of use |
| dô | wurfen | si | die | von | der | hant | | then | threw | they | them | from | (their) | hands |
9147 | nû | schirmte | in | daz | îsengewant | | now | protected | them | (their) | armor |
| vor | dem | tôde | dicke | | from | _ | death | often |
| die | heizen | viures | blicke | | _ | hot | fire's | sparks |
9150 | vrumten | diu | wâfen | | caused | (their) | weapons |
| swâ | si | ein | ander | trâfen | | whenever | they | one | another | struck |
| hie | ergie | sô | manec | grimmer | slac | | here | occurred | so | many | fierce | blows |
9153 | daz | die | werlt | wol | wundern | mac | | that | the | world | well | wonder | may |
| von | helmen | und | von | swerten | | about | (the) helmets | and | about | (the) swords |
| daz | si | ez | erwerten | | that | they | it | withstood |
9156 | vil | ofte | kam | ez | dar | an | | very | often | came | it | _ | to the point |
| daz | der | harte | grôze | man | | that | the | very | large | man |
| bî | den | minnern | vor | im | dan | sluoc | | with | the | smaller | before | him | away | beat |
9159 | vaste | und | verre | genuoc | | hard | and | far | enough |
| sô | sluoc | in | aber | Êrec | | so | beat back | him | however | Erec |
| her | widere | den | selben | wec | | here | _ | the | same | way |
9162 | der | kêre | si | sô | vil | tâten | | (this) | turning | they | so | much | did |
| unz | daz | si | gar | vertrâten | | until | that | they | completely | trampled |
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