A tunic is a sort of waistcoat, basically. That would be er fastened at the front,. A waistcoat without sleeves, a tailored to his torso. And a cloak is like a long item of clothing that you wear on your back. Right now, super heroes have capes, slightly different. Superman has a cape. It's a long, a piece of fabric that hangs down his back. But a soa cloak can go all the way round. This is animal skin with the hair of the animal on it. So animals have fur, right? Humans have hair, right? Er humans have hair. Animals have fur on their bodies. Ar, yes.
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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