So who's going to claim to take this axe and keep it? I afford one free hit, from which i won't flinch. No one came forward. And the green knight started scoffing like, ha. So he's saying that in a year and a day, i will come back to claim my half of the bargain. But arthur stepped up and said to this your request, he countered, is quite insane. 'No warrior worth his salt would be worried by your words' He strides to him swiftly and seizes his arm. The man mountain dismounts in one mighty leap. Then arthur grips the axe, grabs it by its haft and takes it above
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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