culbutèrent, *hurled in disorder,' literally 'overthrew

19. lui enfonça sa hallebarde, 'plunged his halberd into him ' — the dative of remoter object.

20. au défaut de la cuirasse, 'at the joint of the cuîrass.' The cuirass, composed of a breast-plate and a back-plate, left a gap where the plates joined under the arm, where a weapon might be thrust.

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