Opening "once the siege and assault was ceased at Troy," this poem uses a rhyme structure called the "bob and wheel.
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