This poem sarcastically d
This poem sarcastically declares, "a worshipful woman was this one," after describing the ugliness of an old maidservant. The use of the term "wodwo" for "wild-man" in this poem is preserved by Simon Armitage's recent translation. Opening "once the siege and assault was ceased at Troy," this poem uses a rhyme structure called the "bob and wheel." In this poem, a man receives a deer, a boar, and a fox in exchange for three kisses. That character accepts a girdle from Bertilak's wife before being nicked on the neck as part of a beheading game that he started the prior Christmas Eve. For 10 points, name this work of the Pearl Poet featuring a knight of King Arthur and a giant of a certain color
This poem sarcastically declares, "a worshipful woman was this one," after describing the ugliness of an old maidservant.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight