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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

by Marie Borroff

Knights and knighthoodArthurian romancesPoetryRomancesEnglish literature, history and criticism, middle english, 1100-1500Sir Gawain and the Green KnightEnglish poetryGawain (Legendary character)

King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table are in the middle of a Christmas feast when a green-skinned knight offers them a simple but deadly challenge. A challenge the brave Sir Gawain quickly-and fatefully-accepts.

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