Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

About this eBook

Author

Weston, Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay), 1850-1928

Title

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose

Original Publication

United Kingdom: David Nutt, 1898.

Credits

Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Gawain (Legendary character) -- Romances

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 66084

Release Date

August 18, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.No. I Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2. 2.Preface
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.I — Of the making of Britain — How Arthur held high feast at Camelot — New Year’s Day — Of the noble knights there present — The coming of the Green Knight — The fashion of the knight — Of the knight’s steed — The arming of the knight — Of the knight’s challenge — The silence of the knights — How Sir Gawain dared the venture — The making of the covenant — The giving of the blow — The marvel of the Green Knight
5. 5.II — The waning of the year — Sir Gawain bethinks him of his covenant — The arming of Sir Gawain — Wherefore Sir Gawain bare the pentangle — How Sir Gawain went forth — Of Sir Gawain’s journey — How Sir Gawain came to a fair castle on Christmas Eve — How Sir Gawain was welcomed — Sir Gawain tells his name — The lady of the castle — Of the Christmas feast — How the feast came to an end but Gawain abode at the castle — Sir Gawain makes a covenant with his host
6. 6.III — The first day’s hunting — How the lady of the castle came to Sir Gawain — How the lady kissed Sir Gawain — How the covenant was kept — Of the second day’s hunting — Of the lady and Sir Gawain — How the lady strove to beguile Sir Gawain with words of love — How the boar was slain — The keeping of the covenant — Of the third day’s hunting — How the lady came for the third time to Sir Gawain — The lady would fain have a parting gift from Gawain — She would give him her ring — Or her girdle — The virtue of the girdle — How Sir Gawain took the girdle — The death of the fox — How Sir Gawain kept not all the covenant — How Sir Gawain took leave of his host
7. 7.IV — The robing of Sir Gawain — How Sir Gawain went forth from the castle — The squire’s warning — Of the knight of the Green Chapel — Sir Gawain is none dismayed — The finding of the chapel — The coming of the Green Knight — How Sir Gawain failed to stand the blow — Of the Green Knight’s reproaches — How the Green Knight dealt the blow — Of the three covenants — The shame of Sir Gawain — How Sir Gawain would keep the girdle — How the marvel was wrought — How Sir Gawain came again to Camelot — Sir Gawain makes confession of his fault — The knights wear the lace in honour of Gawain — The end of the tale
8. 8.Notes
9. 9.Transcriber’s Notes

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