[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 B: with all the knights of the Round Table,]
[Sidenote C: full fifteen days.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
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. ]
[Footnote 1: MS. werere. ]
IV.
60 [A] Wyle nw 3er wat3 so 3ep ? at hit wat3 nwe cummen,
? at day doubble on ? e dece wat3 ? e douth serued,
Fro ? e kyng wat3 cummen with kny3tes in to ? e halle,
? e chauntre of ? e chapel cheued to an ende;
64 Loude crye wat3 ? er kest of clerke3 & o? er,
Nowel nayted o-newe, neuened ful ofte; [Fol.
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. ]
[Footnote 1: MS. werere. ]
IV.
60 [A] Wyle nw 3er wat3 so 3ep ? at hit wat3 nwe cummen,
? at day doubble on ? e dece wat3 ? e douth serued,
Fro ? e kyng wat3 cummen with kny3tes in to ? e halle,
? e chauntre of ? e chapel cheued to an ende;
64 Loude crye wat3 ? er kest of clerke3 & o? er,
Nowel nayted o-newe, neuened ful ofte; [Fol.
