Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Table of contents
- Title Page3
- Copyright Page4
- Table of Contents5
- Preface to First Edition6
- Preface to Second Edition7
- Part One8
- OF THE MAKING OF BRITAIN8
- HOW ARTHUR HELD HIGH FEAST AT CAMELOT8
- NEW YEAR’S DAY8
- OF THE NOBLE KNIGHTS THERE PRESENT8
- THE COMING OF THE GREEN KNIGHT8
- THE FASHION OF THE KNIGHT8
- OF THE KNIGHT’S STEED9
- THE ARMING OF THE KNIGHT9
- OF THE KNIGHT’S CHALLENGE9
- THE SILENCE OF THE KNIGHTS9
- HOW SIR GAWAIN DARED THE VENTURE10
- THE MAKING OF THE COVENANT10
- THE GIVING OF THE BLOW10
- THE MARVEL OF THE GREEN KNIGHT10
- Part Two11
- THE WANING OF THE YEAR11
- SIR GAWAIN BETHINKS HIM OF HIS COVENANT11
- THE ARMING OF SIR GAWAIN11
- WHEREFORE SIR GAWAIN BARE THE PENTANGLE11
- HOW SIR GAWAIN WENT FORTH12
- OF SIR GAWAIN’S JOURNEY12
- HOW SIR GAWAIN CAME TO A FAIR CASTLE ON CHRISTMAS EVE12
- HOW SIR GAWAIN WAS WELCOMED13
- SIR GAWAIN TELLS HIS NAME13
- THE LADY OF THE CASTLE13
- OF THE CHRISTMAS FEAST14
- HOW THE FEAST CAME TO AN END BUT GAWAIN ABODE AT THE CASTLE14
- SIR GAWAIN MAKES A COVENANT WITH HIS HOST14
- Part Three15
- THE FIRST DAY’S HUNTING15
- HOW THE LADY OF THE CASTLE CAME TO SIR GAWAIN15
- HOW THE LADY KISSED SIR GAWAIN16
- HOW THE COVENANT WAS KEPT16
- OF THE SECOND DAY’S HUNTING16
- OF THE LADY AND SIR GAWAIN17
- HOW THE LADY STROVE TO BEGUILE SIR GAWAIN WITH WORDS OF LOVE17
- HOW THE BOAR WAS SLAIN17
- THE KEEPING OF THE COVENANT18
- OF THE THIRD DAY’S HUNTING18
- HOW THE LADY CAME FOR THE THIRD TIME TO SIR GAWAIN18
- THE LADY WOULD FAIN HAVE A PARTING GIFT FROM GAWAIN18
- SHE WOULD GIVE HIM HER RING18
- OR HER GIRDLE18
- THE VIRTUE OF THE GIRDLE19
- HOW SIR GAWAIN TOOK THE GIRDLE19
- THE DEATH OF THE FOX19
- HOW SIR GAWAIN KEPT NOT ALL THE COVENANT19
- HOW SIR GAWAIN TOOK LEAVE OF HIS HOST19
- Part Four20
- THE ROBING OF SIR GAWAIN20
- HOW SIR GAWAIN WENT FORTH FROM THE CASTLE20
- THE SQUIRE’S WARNING20
- OF THE KNIGHT OF THE GREEN CHAPEL20
- SIR GAWAIN IS NONE DISMAYED20
- THE FINDING OF THE CHAPEL21
- THE COMING OF THE GREEN KNIGHT21
- HOW SIR GAWAIN FAILED TO STAND THE BLOW21
- OF THE GREEN KNIGHT’S REPROACHES21
- HOW THE GREEN KNIGHT DEALT THE BLOW22
- OF THE THREE COVENANTS22
- THE SHAME OF SIR GAWAIN22
- HOW SIR GAWAIN WOULD KEEP THE GIRDLE22
- HOW THE MARVEL WAS WROUGHT23
- HOW SIR GAWAIN CAME AGAIN TO CAMELOT23
- SIR GAWAIN MAKES CONFESSION OF HIS FAULT23
- THE KNIGHTS WEAR THE LACE IN HONOUR OF GAWAIN23
- THE END OF THE TALE23
- Notes24
This prose rendering of a poem from the late fourteenth century (or earlier) recounts an adventure undertaken by King Arthur's famous nephew, Sir Gawain. Brave and chivalrous, faithful to his word and ever-mindful of his honor, as well as others', Gawain represents the model of knightly grace. When a gigantic stranger clad in green armor bursts in on the Round Table assembly to issue a challenge, the gallant Gawain volunteers to do battle for his king. This parable blends paganistic elements and Christian ethics to celebrate the virtue of forgiveness, and it is frequently assigned to classes in literature and history because of its short length and its excellent representation of chivalric tradition.