At length the Norman received a blow, which, though its force was partly parried by his shield, for otherwise never more would De Bracy have again moved limb, descended yet with such violence on his crest, that he measured his length on the paved floor.
Az ütés erejét pajzsa részben kivédte és tompította, mert különben De Bracy soha többé nem állt volna talpra. De a bárd így is olyan erővel zúdult a mellére, hogy szédülten lerogyott a folyosó kőpadlójára.