Gawaine, with the weapon, walked towards the warrior. And they stood face to face, not one man afraid. Then the green knight spoke, growled at ga. It's something that animals do that's to growl. So i guess when the knight spoke, he spoke like this: "Before we compete, repeat what we've promised, and start by saying your name to me, sir" Gawaine said 'I'm sorry' before walking off in a daze.
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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