This sentence represents a huge piece of what Gawain stands for throughout the text, peace and love. Gawain has shown numerous acts of how he is not there out of fury but comes with peace. The words " worship and praised" have supported his actions and motives in the text. Also, not only has his actions supported his beliefs but he often uses objects like " branches and token" to symbolize this.

https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/david.matthews/Dinshaw_Gawain.pdf