The court was deadened now with dread. So basicaly, t the green knight leans forward and moves his hair up like that reveal his neck. Gawaine grips the axe and heaves it heavenward. The cleanness of the strike cleaved the spinal cord. Yet the man doesn't shudder or stagger or sink. He strides to his steed, ches the bridle, steps into the stirrup and swings into the saddle. Then he settles himself in his seat with the ease of a man unmarked. And when he wheeled about, his blood y neck still bled.
Luke reads verses from a modernised version of this medieval poem, considered one of the masterpieces of Middle English literature.
Listen to hear the rhyme and rhythm of the poetry, the descriptive vocabulary and details of the story, with vocabulary explanations and comments from Luke.
This is part 2 of a double episode about this story. Video version available with on-screen text.
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