In good faith, it's gawaine, said, the god fearing knight, i heave this axe. And whatever happens after, in 12 months time, i'll be in return. The cleanness of the strike eaved the spinal cord and parted the fat and the flesh so far that the bright steel blade took a bite from the floor. So where will you be? Where do you live? You're a man of mystery. Where do you come from? What's your name? There is knowledge i need, including your name, strangely, geen.
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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