Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Arthurian romance in unrhymed stanza with rhymed bob and wheel (anonymous; generally considered to be the work of the Gawain Poet, above) Cleanness, homiletic poem in unrhymed verse (anonymous; generally considered to be the work of the Gawain Poet, above) Patience, homiletic poem in unrhymed verse (anonymous; generally considered to be the work of the Gawain Poet, above) c. 1385 The Destruction of Troy, historical narrative by John Clerk of Whalley, Lancashire 1386 St. Erkenwald, saint's life / exemplum in unrhymed verse (anonymous; similar dialect to Gawain Poet has led to suggestion it may also be by this author) c. 1390 The Siege of Jerusalem, historical narrative (anonymous, Lancashire dialect; may borrow from Destruction of Troy) The Pistel of Swete Susan, biblical story in thirteen-line stanza (anonymous, south Yorkshire dialect; sometimes attributed to a "Huchoun", or "Hugh") c. 1400 The Three Dead Kings, moral poem in thirteen-line stanza that has been called the most technically complex in the language (anonymous; sometimes attributed to John Audelay) Pater Noster, religious poem in rhymed alliterative stanza (anonymous; also possibly by Audelay) c. 1420 The Awntyrs off Arthure, Arthurian romance in thirteen-line stanza (anonymous; probably written by a native of Cumberland) c. 1425 The Blacksmiths, satirical complaint against the noise made by blacksmiths (anonymous; East Anglian or even London dialect) c. 1450 The Buke of the Howlat, Scottish allegorical poem in rhymed stanza with irregular alliteration; written by Richard Holland c. 1500 The Tretis of the Twa Mariit Wemen and the Wedo, satirical chanson d'aventure in unrhymed long line; written by Scottish poet William Dunbar c. 1515 Scottish Ffielde; anonymous poem about the Battle of Flodden, composed for the Stanley family. Some elements of the alliterative technique survived in Scotland until the late 16th century, appearing in The Flyting Betwixt Montgomerie and Polwart dated around 1580. References Middle English literature