Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Signet Classics)
Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a challenge to the court: he will allow himself to be struck by one blow, on the condition that he will be allowed to return the strike on the following New Year's Eve. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge, decapitating the stranger - only to see the Green Knight seize up his own severed head and ride away, leaving Gawain to seek him out and honour their pact. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, Gawain is among the greatest Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction.
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Another read for school, but no less entertaining. Sir Gawain is part of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. A thrilling story about the boldness, and lack thereof, of a Knight. Given a challenge by the Green Knight, Sir Gawain steps up to face it and in the end struggles with his follow through. A lively debate was sparked in my classroom about whether or not he was a good Knight. Worth the read, if for no other reason: one should not walk the earth without a working knowledge of Knights. ✯✯✯
Another read for school, but no less entertaining. Sir Gawain is part of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. A thrilling story about the boldness, and lack thereof, of a Knight. Given a challenge by the Green Knight, Sir Gawain steps up to face it and in the end struggles with his follow through. A lively debate was sparked in my classroom about whether or not he was a good Knight. Worth the read, if for no other reason: one should not walk the earth without a working knowledge of Knights. ✯✯✯
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