"This king lay at Camelot at Christmas-tide with many a lovely lord..."(pg.26). The halls in Camelot were full of joy on Christmas as the knights of the round table made merry. The book goes through detail of the Christmas celebration. Arthur was the host and all his guests were the inhabitants of Camelot. They ate and drank merrily through the first course as the traveling bards played joyous music. But then "...there passed through the portals a perilous horseman..."(28). This great man was thought by the men in that court as the "...Mightiest man in middle earth..."(28). But the m

"But get busy , I beg, sir, and bring me to the point. Deal me my destiny..." (82). Gawain kneels on the ground to take the blow from the Green Knight and as the knight swings Gawain dodges the blow. This showed that Gawain could not hold true to his promise. He knelt again and the knight swung the axe. The mighty blow barely sliced his neck making blood splatter over the white snow but Gawain was not dead. The blow was meant to scare Gawain, for soon Gawain realized that the lord of the manor and the mighty Green Knight were the same men. "... by the might of Morgan Le Fay that in my mansion dwelleth, and by cunning of lore and crafts well learned..."(86). The famous Lady of the Lake had set this mighty test on the knights of the round table, this was not a test of strength but of integrity and Sir Gawain failed miserably. The scar on his neck reminded him forever to hold true to his word and so did the silk. He ventured back to the court of Camelot , shamefully telling the knights his tale. From that day on in the Round table the men wore a green silk to remember to always hold your integrity at it's highest.

The poem ,Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, was a tale of Gawain's trials through the challenge of the Green Knight, how he let his integrity slip at the manor of Bertilak de Hautdesert, and how the Lady of the Lake tested the morals of the Knights of the Round table. I personally loved this book I thought it was a great tale of fantasy and morals. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking adventure with a lesson needed.

ost astonishing spectacle was the hue that this mighty man was. He was completely green, his locks of hair were green , his skin, his clothes, even his steed. All the men in the court stared at this great green knight not knowing what to think. He carried no armor for protection but he did carry a holly bundle, which in those days was a peace offering, and a great axe. The books describes this axe in great detail, "... a branch of green steel and of beaten gold; the bit, burnished bright and broad at the edge..."(30). He presented a challenge to the court, "There is no man here to ma

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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)