Duke Naimes and Joseran the Count equip

The ninth battalion,—brave among the brave.

Those warriors from Lorraine and Burgundy:

In number fifty thousand knights; close helmed,

In hauberk mailed—a stout short-handled lance

Each wields. Should Arabs not from combat shrink,

Lorrains and Bourguignons will deal hard blows;

Tierri Duke of Argonne will be their chief.

Aoi.