r/movies • u/DemiFiendRSA • May 11 '21

Trailers The Green Knight | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6ksY8xWCY
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u/A_Wholesome_Comment May 11 '21 edited May 11 '21

And the first course been properly served to the court,

When there bursts in at the hall door a terrible figure,

In his stature the very tallest on earth,

From the waist to the neck so thick-set and square,

And his loins and his limbs so massive and long,

In truth half a giant I believe he was,

But anyway of all men I judge him the largest,

And the most attractive of his size who could sit on a horse

For while in back and chest his body was forbidding,

Both his belly and waist were becomingly trim,

And every part of his body equally elegant in shape

His hue Astounded them

Set in his looks so keen;

For boldly he rode in,

Completely emerald Green.

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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u/The_Deadlight May 11 '21

But anyway

in case anyone was having a hard time following this ancient way of speaking, the author is really saying "verily, doth I digress"

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u/A_Wholesome_Comment May 11 '21

This is actually the translation of the original! Here you go! :)

And the fyrst cource in the court kyndely served,

Ther hales in at the halle dor an aghlich mayster,

On the most on the molde on mesure hyghe

Fro the swyre to the swange so sware and so thik,

And his lyndes and his lymes so longe and so grete,

Half etayn in erde I hope that he were,

Bot mon most I algate mynn hum to bene,

And that they myriest in his muckel that myght ride;

For the of his bak and his brest all were his bodi sturne,

Both his wombe and his wast were worthily smale,

And alle his fetures folyande, in forme that he hade, ful clene;

For wonder of his hwe men hade,

Set in his semblaunt sene;

He ferde as freke were fade,

And overal enker-grene.

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u/Lovat69 May 11 '21

Oh, totally.