Gawaine to his king, inclines and says, i stake my claim. This moment must be mine. So arthur steps forward and say, don't be ridiculous. Your request, he counted, is quite insane. And folly finds the man who flirts with the fool. Folly is stupidness. No decent warrior would be concerned by this. This is a silly game. Give me the axe, and i will do the favour that you ask meaning, come and i'll get rid of you."
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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