Gawaine says he's the weakest of your warriors. He seems to have fairly, a, fairly low opinion of himself. So maybe gawaine here is feeling like, you know, he neds to prove himself. Maybe he feels like he needs to impve it. And so i need to try and prove that i am actually capable of something er. To be born of your blood is my body's only claim. I would say he's saying, were i not your nephew, my life would mean nothing.
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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