Complex sentence: In the battle to the death, presided over by de Malvoisin, Bois-Guilbert has first choice of weapons and selects a mace and chain, leaving Ivanhoe with the battleaxe.
Split into simpler sentences: In the battle to the death, presided over by de Malvoisin, Bois-Guilbert has first choice of weapons. He selects a mace and chain, leaving Ivanhoe with the battleaxe.