Gawaine was charged with finding the green chapel. This is where the green knight lives. To reap what you have sown, meaning to collect what you've created. So he settled himself down, all comfortable, as if he hadn't even been touched. And then he wheeled about. He turned round, his bloody neck still with blood coming out, and he proved his point. Corp was now deadened. Was now quiet with fear. Er spoke to gawaine and said, be wise enough to keep your word and faithfully follow me until i'm found. With a tug of the reins, he galloped out of the hall.
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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