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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Bernard O'Donoghue

ISBN: 9780140424539 PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 128 PUBLICATION DATE: 3.08.2006 DIMENSIONS: 198mmX129mmX7mm 100grams

DESCRIPTION: Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a challenge to the court: he will allow himself to be struck by one blow, on the condition that he will be allowed to return the strike on the following New Year's Eve. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge, decapitating the stranger - only to see the Green Knight seize up his own severed head and ride away, leaving Gawain to seek him out and honour their pact. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, "Gawain" is among the greatest Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction.

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