But those > [But those two examples (i.e. the defeats of Go{e"}magot and Coulin)] most excel > [far surpass (as an example of notable defeat)]

6 Which that huge son of hideous Albion,

hideous > immense, terrific; odious Albion > (A giant slain by Hercules; distinct from "Albion" as a name for England)

7 (Whose father Hercules in France did quell)

quell > kill

8 Great Godmer, threw, in fierce contention,

Godmer > (Son of Albion)

9 At bold Canute; but of him was slain anon.

Canute > (Another of Brutus's champions) of > by anon > straightway

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