It is 101 stanzas long, and was written in a West- or North-Midlands dialect by an unknown poet, who is often called the Pearl Poet. It begins when a knight visits Arthur's court and challenges the Knights of the Round Table to deal him a blow with an ax. One accepts the challenge, but the knight merely picks up his severed head and tells him to me
It is 101 stanzas long, and was written in a West- or North-Midlands dialect by an unknown poet, who is often called the Pearl Poet. It begins when a knight visits Arthur's court and challenges the Knights of the Round Table to deal him a blow with an ax. One accepts the challenge, but the knight merely picks up his severed head and tells him to meet him a year later. He ends up before the mysterious knight with a girdle from a lady he had met in a castle nearby, which would supposedly protect him, however, the knight does not deal him a killing blow. FTP, name this medieval tale of a knight of a certain color who tests the title character's honor.          |
It is 101 stanzas long, and was written in a West- or North-Midlands dialect by an unknown poet, who is often called the Pearl Poet.
Sir {Gawain and the Green Knight} or Sir {Gawain and the Knight of the Green Chapel} (accept similar)