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Kamus Shears Giv's Spear

Kamus Shears Giv's Spear

From B13.25, Giv and Tus Battle Kamus. It illustrates B13.25.33–43:

  • B13.25.33
    Then Giv flared up in rage; he swiftly bracedAnd drew the sword that hung beside his waist.
  • B13.25.34
    But when he neared Kamus, that massive frame,He thought, “A raging elephant could match the same.”
  • B13.25.35
    He strung his bow and called on God Most High,The giver of good gifts beneath the sky.
  • B13.25.36
    He loosed his arrows like a springtime rain,And struck at fierce Kamus across the plain.
  • B13.25.37
    Kamus, who marked Giv’s mastery, bent low,And raised his shield to ward each arrow’s blow.
  • B13.25.38
    Then spear in hand he rushed like wolf to prey,And bore upon brave Giv without delay.
  • B13.25.39
    The air was filled with dust above the plain;The earth beneath their horses filled with slain.
  • B13.25.40
    He reached brave Giv and struck him at the waist,His spear driven hard as through the field he raced.
  • B13.25.41
    Giv reeled within his saddle at the thrust;The spear drew free as Kamus wheeled in dust.
  • B13.25.42
    Kamus drew sword and roared his name aloud,Then grimly charged through dust before the crowd.
  • B13.25.43
    He struck Giv’s spear and sheared the shaft in two,As scribes trim reeds for pens and cut them through.

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