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besides) barefoot, and thank us Teverlastingly (+) for sparing
your life.” Erex answers: “These are unequal choices, and you
shall buy my life dearly before you get it.” Now The rides
at them (they ride at him) and (+ Erex) thrusts his spear
through Tthe chest of (+) one of them and casts him dead
from his horse. He strikes at the second with his right hand
fand cut the helmet (with his sword across the face and [cut]
the skull asunder), so that his brains Tlay (fell) on the ground.
The third fled (+ then) at the fall of his companions and
(+ that one) gets a quick death, because Erex strikes his
back so that he was (+ now) cut asunder in the middle. At
this (+ the other) four come at him, and all rode at once at
Erex, and their leader alone (+) was worse to deal with than
Tall those others (those other three). Erex now gets many large
wounds, and also the old wounds (+ of his) are opened up.
But thus ht (the fight between them) ends, that Erex rfells
(slays) them all, and Tyet (+) he is then much overcome by
wounds and exhaustion. Nevertheless he rides quickly to
fwhcrc the bound ones were and unties them (the castle and
unties those men who were bound). He asks them fafterward
(+) their names. The one who was at the head of them says: 53
“My name is Duke Iuben of Freiheimur, and these fare my
three (three are my) brothers—Perant and Jochim and Mal-
cheus, dukes of Manaheimur. These are our sweethearts
(+ who are here). We heard about these evil-doers and in-
tended to hnake trial [cf. note to 51:8] (free these roads) with
our fame and now (+because of our rescue and freedom)
we (+ all—and our knights) wish Tvery much (+) to serve you.
Erex Tspoke (answers): “You (+), good Sirs,” he says, “go in
God’s peace because of your good offers, but I do not wish
to have your service. If you wish to do rsomething for me (me
some honor), then go quickly and say to King Arthur that
Erex, Uax’ son, has rescued you.” fTheir leader (they) agrees
to that gladly and fasks (ask) him (+ then) to dismount and
bind his wounds and rest rfor that reason (there) with them
for a while. But he does not wish (+ by any means) to do that
and (+ he then) turns and goes to the forest with Evida.
They wish Tthen (now) to follow him. (+ But) he forbids
Tthem (+) that, and they (+ now) turn back to the Tcastle
(hall) and bind their wounds and stay there some nights and 54
rode from there to meet (+ King) Arthur.