309-315) As Arthur moves to strike the Green Knight with his own axe, the noble Sir Gawain, Arthur's very own nephew, stops the king before he can swing. This noble knight very humble exclaims to his uncle and his king that he should take up the challenge instead of the good king, for as he says, "And I am the slightest, the dullest of them all; my life the least, my death no loss- my only worth is you, my royal Uncle, all my virtue is through you...
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And this foolish business fits my station, not yours: let me play this green man's game."(Ll. 354-359) When Sir Gawain does in fact swing the axe down upon the green man's head, he beheads the knight; but to everyone's surprise, the green monster rises, picks up his disembodied head, reminds Sir Gawain of his promise, and rides off with his bloody stump of a head in hand...
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