Alliterative romance · late 14th century

Sir Gawayne and the Grene Knyȝt (Middle English text)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

by Gawain Poet

The original alliterative Middle English of the great Arthurian romance: a green-skinned knight rides into Camelot at Christmas, and Gawain's answer to his beheading game leads him through a year of trial to the castle of Bertilak, the temptations of the lady, and the green girdle.

Contents · 4 parts

• Fitt Iabout 490 lines
• Fitt IIabout 640 lines
• Fitt IIIabout 870 lines
• Fitt IVabout 530 lines

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