nec plura effari sinit ira, rotatque coruscum mucronem; sed contortum prior impete vasto Daunius huic robur iuvenis iacit; arma fragore icta gravi raucum gemuere, alteque resultant aere illisa cavo nodosae pondera clavae.
Rage prevented further speech, and he whirled round his flashing sword; but the Dauniana warrior was before him and swinging his club with mighty force threw it at Hannibal. Beneath that heavy blow his armour rang with a hollow sound; and the weighty knotted club, crashing upon the hollow metal, rebounded high.
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