Sir Gawain and the green knight

About “Sir Gawain and the green knight”

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance written in alliterative verse. The author is unknown, and the title was added later. The story combines two folk motifs: the beheading game and the exchange of winnings. It is structured in stanzas with rhyming endings and draws from Welsh, Irish, and English traditions, as well as the French chivalric tradition. The tale follows a hero on a quest that tests his honor and courage. It remains a significant work in the genre of chivalric romance and has been widely adapted in modern times by authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien and Simon Armitage. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)