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Sir Gawain, The Green Knight/Bertilak de Hautdesert, Lady Bertilak, Morgan le Fay, King Arthur, Knights of the Round Table Mills, David (1970). "The Rhetorical Function of Gawain's Antifeminism?". Neuphilologische Mitteilungen. 71 (4): 635–4. JSTOR 43342544. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century chivalric romance in Middle English. The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. It is one of the best-known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folk motifs: the beheading game, and the exchange of winnings. Written in stanzas of alliterative verse, each of which ends in a rhyming bob and wheel; [1] it draws on Welsh, Irish, and English stories, as well as the French chivalric tradition. It is an important example of a chivalric romance, which typically involves a hero who goes on a quest which tests his prowess. It remains popular in modern English renderings from J. R. R. Tolkien, Simon Armitage, and others, as well as through film and stage adaptations.

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Like with robots, children’s picture books about knights are few and far between. I’m not sure why. Have superheroes in capes replaced them? Do castles and dragons no longer captivate children’s imaginations? I’d say no, at least from my experience with my son from ages four to six, because he loves knights. With that caveat, here are my son’s favorite books about knights that I enjoyed as much as he did. Enjoy, and please leave any suggestions in the comments, especially for diversifying our reading list! Knight Night by Owen Davey. I thought five year old Boy Detective would find this book too simple, but he was completely engrossed by the transformation of familiar daytime scenes and objects into the rich imaginary world of knights and castles. This is a beautifully illustrated book and perfect for bedtime. Andrew, Malcolm; Ronald Waldron (1996). The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript. Exeter: University of Exeter Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-85989-514-9. Davenport, William Anthony (1978). The Art of the Gawain-poet. London: Athlone Press. ISBN 978-0-567-35802-8.a b Goldhurst, William (November 1958). "The Green and the Gold: The Major Theme of Gawain and the Green Knight". College English. 20 (2): 61–65. doi: 10.2307/372161. JSTOR 372161. England’s consummate warrior-king’, Richard I, the Lionheart. Photograph: Time Life Pictures/Getty Images 5. Life of St Louis by John of Joinville Whether it be a gallant, armour-clad noble racing to the rescue of an imperilled damsel, or a blood-soaked warrior engaged in a savage massacre, the image of the knight in action is inimitably linked to our popular conception of the medieval world. Knights stood at the forefront of European history for centuries, serving as conquerors and keepers of the peace in a barbarous era fraught with conflict and immortalised as heroes in epic myths and romanticised tales. Armitage, Simon (2007). Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation. New York: Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-06048-5. See also: Blue–green distinction in language §Celtic In the 15th-century Saint Wolfgang and the Devil by Michael Pacher, the Devil is green. Poetic contemporaries such as Chaucer also drew connections between the colour green and the devil, leading scholars to draw similar connections in readings of the Green Knight. [43]

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a b Markman, Alan M. (1957). "The Meaning of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". Publications of the Modern Language Association of America. 72 (4–Part–1): 574–586. doi: 10.2307/460169. ISSN 0030-8129. JSTOR 460169. S2CID 163657925. In contrast, others argue that the poem focuses mostly on the opinions, actions, and abilities of men. For example, on the surface, it appears that Bertilak's wife is a strong leading character. [85] By adopting the masculine role, she appears to be an empowered individual, particularly in the bedroom scene. This is not entirely the case, however. While the Lady is being forward and outgoing, Gawain's feelings and emotions are the focus of the story, and Gawain stands to gain or lose the most. [86] The Lady "makes the first move", so to speak, but Gawain decides what is to become of those actions. He, therefore, is in charge of the situation and even the relationship. [86] There have been at least two television adaptations, Gawain and the Green Knight in 1991 and the animated Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in 2002. The BBC broadcast a documentary presented by Simon Armitage in which the journey depicted in the poem is traced, using what are believed to be the actual locations. [116] Theatre [ edit ] More than 1,000 years ago, audiences were transfixed by the stirring tale of Beowulf’s battle with the monster Grendel, and the story - replete with magical swords, an evil witch and even a dragon - retains its power to this day. In strict terms, Beowulf was not a knight, but rather a Scandinavian warrior, immortalised in an epic Old English poem composed in the early middle ages (but perhaps not written down until the eighth century). JRR Tolkien was one of the work’s greatest (and most influential) fans. 2. The Quest for El Cid by Richard Fletcher Berry, Francis (1954). Ford, Boris (ed.). Volume I of the Pelican Guide to English Literature: The Age of Chaucer. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books. LCCN 60004556. OL 5793249M.In the first book of the Protector of the Small series, Keladry of Mindelan becomes the first girl in the realm of Tortall to train as a knight. Kel’s actions have been made legal by royal decree, but that doesn’t mean the boys’ club of knighthood will be broken up easily. Adult A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin The question of politeness and chivalry is a main theme during Gawain's interactions with Bertilak's wife. He cannot accept her advances or else lose his honour, and yet he cannot utterly refuse her advances or else risk upsetting his hostess. Gawain plays a very fine line and the only part where he appears to fail is when he conceals the green girdle from Bertilak. [30] Games [ edit ]

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An analogy is also made between Gawain's trial and the Biblical test that Adam encounters in the Garden of Eden. Adam succumbs to Eve just as Gawain surrenders to Bertilak's wife by accepting the girdle. [80] Although Gawain sins by putting his faith in the girdle and not confessing when he is caught, the Green Knight pardons him, thereby allowing him to become a better Christian by learning from his mistakes. [82] Through the various games played and hardships endured, Gawain finds his place within the Christian world. There is a possibility, as Alice Buchanan has argued, that the colour green is erroneously attributed to the Green Knight due to the poet's mistranslation or misunderstanding of the Irish word glas, which could either mean grey or green, or the identical word glas in Cornish. Glas has been used to denote a range of colours: light blues, greys, and greens of the sea and grass. Though the surviving manuscript dates from the fourteenth century, the first published version of the poem did not appear until as late as 1839, when Sir Frederic Madden of the British Museum recognised the poem as worth reading. [104] Madden's scholarly, Middle English edition of the poem was followed in 1898 by the first Modern English translation – a prose version by literary scholar Jessie Weston. [104] In 1925, J. R. R. Tolkien and E. V. Gordon published a scholarly edition of the Middle English text of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; a revised edition of this text was prepared by Norman Davis and published in 1967. The book, featuring a text in Middle English with extensive scholarly notes, is frequently confused with the translation into Modern English that Tolkien prepared, along with translations of Pearl and Sir Orfeo, late in his life. [105] Many editions of the latter work, first published in 1975, shortly after his death, list Tolkien on the cover as author rather than translator. [106] Having ended an ancient evil and saved the realm, a cadre of returning female knights are hailed as heroes. Which is all well and good, but some like apprentice knight Kalanthe Ironheart struggle with life after the quest. What’s a hero without her chainmail? Sleepless, Vol. 1 by Sarah Vaughn, Leila Del Duca, Alissa Sallah, and Deron Bennett Mills, Maldwyn (1991). "Review". The Yearbook of English Studies. 21: 336–337. doi: 10.2307/3508519. JSTOR 3508519.

Turville-Petre, Thorlac (1977). The alliterative revival. Cambridge, Eng.: D.S. Brewer. pp.126–129. ISBN 0-85991-019-9. No list of knights would be complete without Dunk and Egg, the stars of Martin’s series of A Song of Ice and Fire prequel novellas. The adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and his young squire Egg (an incognito Aegon Targaryen) are a nice antidote to the usual grimness of Westeros. The Red Knight by Miles Cameron a b c Friedman, Albert B. (1 April 1960). "Morgan le Fay in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". Speculum. 35 (2): 260–274. doi: 10.2307/2851343. ISSN 0038-7134. JSTOR 2851343. S2CID 162199973.

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Sagar, Keith (2005). "Sir Gawain and the Green Girdle". Literature and the crime against nature: [from Homer to Hughes]. London: Chaucer Press. ISBN 9781904449478. Stanbury, Sarah (2001). "Introduction". In Stanbury, Sarah (ed.). Pearl. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Medieval Institute Publications. ISBN 978-1580440332.

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Besserman, Lawrence (1986). "The Idea of the Green Knight". ELH. 53 (2): 219–239. doi: 10.2307/2873255. ISSN 0013-8304. JSTOR 2873255. She now has more than thirty five novels in the Lost Coven, Forbidden Reads, Their Champion, Fallen Gods, DawnBreaker, Forsaken Her Freaks, Her Monsters, Wild Boys, and Their Champion Companion.