arthur vs rion

Amongst all this carnage, King Rion watched our five killing all his men. He was seventeen feet high and no man in the whole world was stronger than he was. He picked up in each hand a mace that no man should have been able to lift with two hands, or move an inch from the ground even, and at this moment, King Fansaron struck one of our knights, Curagus, an evil blow.
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King Arthur knew where King Rion was by the crowns and beards that he wore all over his armour, emblematic of captured kings, and he fought his way towards him, then galloped his horse and struck King Rion so that a quarter of Rion’s helmet flew away, his shield was cut in two and all his armour split down to the quilted snakeskin doublet that he wore over his shirt and which saved him from being sliced in half completely. King Rion fell from his horse as though he was dead.
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King Arthur went alone in search of King Rion. He found him and chased him with his sword drawn, overtook him and cried: ‘Surrender now, you cowardly traitor!’ Arthur hit King Rion on the head and the blade cut through metal and leather down to the giant’s skull, but it was not a deadly wound. King Rion returned a blow and Arthur parried it with his shield; a corner of his shield flew away and a piece of his helmet, but the blow had been a glancing one and there was no great harm done. King Arthur returned another hard blow that went in under King Rion’s shield and penetrated the armour about his midriff. Rion felt himself to be hurt and fled away at the gallop. King Arthur would have pursued him, but six kings attacked Arthur suddenly; you already know their names: the ones who were being chased by Harvey Rivel and his companions.

Of Arthure and Merlin - Translation by https://reflection.eleusinianm.co.uk/