When the fight became visible, half the knights on each side were dismounted, some by the dexterity of their adversary's lance,--some by the superior weight and strength of opponents, which had borne down both horse and man,--some lay stretched on earth as if never more to rise,--some had already gained their feet, and were closing hand to hand with those of their antagonists who were in the same predicament,--and several on both sides, who had received wounds by which they were disabled, were stopping their blood by their scarfs, and endeavouring to extricate themselves from the tumult.
Amikor a porfelhő megritkult, látni lehetett, hogy a lovagoknak már csak a fele ül lóháton; a többit kivetette a nyeregből ellenfele ügyessége és fürgesége vagy túlsúlya és túl­ere­je, amely elsöpört lovat és embert egyaránt. De sokan a földre bukottak közül föltápászkodtak, és most gyalog tusáztak azokkal, akik a másik oldalon szintén kiestek a nyeregből.