Cockshaw confident er, cock sure of himself. Or you could just say, sure of himself, sitting up high like this in the saddle, all cockshare and confident. And who he bellows. So to bellow is to er to speak very loudly. He says, and who is governor of this gaggle? I'll be glad to know. It's with him and him alone, i'll have my say. The hall fell hushed as if all who were present had slipped into sleep or some trance like state. All were stunned and stilled by dread, but duty bound to hold their tongues until their sovereign could respond.
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.
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