e a-vyse;
Such
glaumande
gle glorious to here,
Dere dyn vp-on day, daunsyng on ny3tes,
48 [D] Al wat3 hap vpon he3e in halle3 & chambre3,
With lorde3 & ladies, as leuest him ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e rounde table alle ?o rich bre?er,
40 With rych reuel ory3t, & rechles mer?es;
?er tournayed tulkes bi-tyme3 ful mony,
Iusted ful Iolile ?ise gentyle kni3tes,
Sy?en kayred to ?e court, caroles to make.
44 [C] For ?er ?e fest wat3 ilyche ful fiften dayes,
With alle ?e mete & ?e mir?e ?at men cou?
e a-vyse;
Such
glaumande
gle glorious to here,
Dere dyn vp-on day, daunsyng on ny3tes,
48 [D] Al wat3 hap vpon he3e in halle3 & chambre3,
With lorde3 & ladies, as leuest him ?
o3t;
With all ?e wele of ?e worlde ?ay woned ?er samen,
[E] ?e most kyd kny3te3 vnder kryste seluen,
52 & ?e louelokkest ladies ?at euer lif haden,
& he ?e comlokest kyng ?at ?e court haldes;
For al wat3 ?is fayre folk in her first age,
on sille;
56 [F] ?e hapnest vnder heuen,
Kyng hy3est mon of wylle,
Hit were[1] now gret nye to neuen
So hardy a here on hille.
[Sidenote A: Arthur held at Camelot his Christmas feast,]
[Sidenote B: with all the knights of the Round Table,]
[Sidenote C: full fifteen days.]
[Sidenote D: All was joy in hall and chamber,]
[Sidenote E: among brave knights and lovely ladies,]
[Sidenote F: the happiest under heaven.
