Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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King Arthur’s court is celebrating a New Year’s feast when a mysterious knight suddenly appears at their table. His skin, hair, clothing, and even his horse are entirely green, and he carries a holly branch as well as a large axe, symbolizing both life and death. This Green Knight proposes a beheading game to test the courage and honor of Arthur’s knights: any knight may strike him with an axe, on the condition that the Green Knight may return the blow in one year and a day. To protect King Arthur, Sir Gawain, his nephew, accepts the challenge and beheads the Green Knight—only to watch the Green Knight calmly pick up his severed head and ride away astride his green horse. As the green giant rides away, he reminds Gawain to meet him at the...
