Gawain's Looking Sharp!

In the beginning of Part 2, Gawain is preparing for his journey to take the Green Knight up on his challenge. It does seem improbable that one could withstand the axe the same way the Green Knight did....even Gawain. Starting at paragraph 4 (line 566) the poet describes Gawain's armor and dressings in great detail. He even goes into much detail about the "fancy hood" and "Turkish silk" that Gawain was wearing. For example some detail that is given about Gawain's horse after his steel armor was laid out. The amount of detail is enormous and the fact that the author would even describe his horse is indicative of something greater. This seems to be done purposefully to set Gawain up the same way the Green Knight's entrance was described, bold and dramatic. Also by describing his armor in such a detailed way one would expect him to be able to survive any blow that the Green Knight may lay on him.