Now Accolon felt his advantage and pressed on, and the king struck such a furious stroke that the very weight of it staggered Accolon, who stepped away to get his breath and clear his head, but in a moment he came on again, and without art or skill the two rained strokes until Arthur bled from a hundred wounds, while Accolon was unhurt, protected by the sheath of the true Excalibur.
Accolon bere abantailaz ohartu eta erasoa gogortu zuen, eta erregeak hain ezpatada kementsuaz erantzun zion, non kolpeak Accolon zanbuluka utzi baitzuen, atzera egin behar izan zuela arnasa eta indarrak berreskuratzeko. Baina berehala oldartu zitzaion berriro, eta batere arte edo trebetasunik gabe kolpe zaparrada bota zioten elkarri, harik eta Arthur hamaika zauritatik odolustu zen arte, Accolon, berriz, ongi zegoen bitartean, egiazko Excaliburren zorroaz babesturik.