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Arthur, Ross Gilbert (1987). Medieval sign theory and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp.22–26. ISBN 0802057179.

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Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, municipal, baronial, and popular antiquities / edited by Charles Knight. (1872) Volume v.2 [LeatherBound] a b c Brewer, Elisabeth (1992). Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: sources and analogues (1ed.). Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: D.S. Brewer. ISBN 978-0859913591. The deer- and boar-hunting scenes are less clearly connected, although scholars have attempted to link each animal to Gawain's reactions in the parallel seduction scene. Attempts to connect the deer hunt with the first seduction scene have unearthed a few parallels. Deer hunts of the time, like courtship, had to be done according to established rules. Women often favoured suitors who hunted well and skinned their animals, sometimes even watching while a deer was cleaned. [23] [24] The sequence describing the deer hunt is unspecific and nonviolent, with an air of relaxation and exhilaration. The first seduction scene follows in a similar vein, with no overt physical advances and no apparent danger; the entire exchange is humorously portrayed. [23] Late at night, while everyone is sleeping, dreaming of white knights and fairytales. I’m making friends with the monsters. As a writer, I strive to create stories that I wish I had found on shelves when I was younger. In that same way, every title on this list not only brings new ways to find adventures through reading, but will hopefully leave young readers with new skills to face the world around them. We often think just cause a story has fantastical elements that it makes them detached from reality, but give any of these a read and you'll find, the farther it is from real life, the brighter the common themes we all share shine through.

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Throughout the poem, Gawain encounters numerous trials testing his devotion and faith in Christianity. When Gawain sets out on his journey to find the Green Chapel, he finds himself lost, and only after praying to the Virgin Mary does he find his way. As he continues his journey, Gawain once again faces anguish regarding his inevitable encounter with the Green Knight. Instead of praying to Mary, as before, Gawain places his faith in the girdle given to him by Bertilak's wife. From the Christian perspective, this leads to disastrous and embarrassing consequences for Gawain as he is forced to re-evaluate his faith when the Green Knight points out his betrayal. [80] Another interpretation sees the work in terms of the perfection of virtue, with the pentangle representing the moral perfection of the connected virtues, the Green Knight as Christ exhibiting perfect fortitude, and Gawain as slightly imperfect in fortitude by virtue of flinching when under the threat of death. [81]

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A boyhood fascination with knights and castles, plus the inevitable influence of Tolkien’s world, drew me into medieval history, especially its warring side. An MA and a PhD in medieval warfare consolidated my enthusiasm, with my first three books being on that topic (what I call my Blood and Guts trilogy). I remain fascinated by the all-encompassing influence of medieval warfare on society and its unforgiving impact on warriors and non-combatants alike. Writing, lecturing, and public talks on these have led me into other interesting fields, including two TV documentaries.

Feminist interpretations [ edit ] Lady Bertilak at Gawain's bed (from original manuscript, artist unknown) Cawley, A. C., ed. (1968). Pearl. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. London: Dent. OCLC 17520073. ...the Green Knight, alias Bertilak, is an immensely vital person who is closely associated with the life of nature: his greenness, the birds and flies of his decorative embroidery, his beard as great as a bush, the holly branch in his hand, the energy he displays as a huntsman-all give him kinship with the physical world outside the castle. Mills, M. (1970). "Christian Significance and Roman Tradition in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". In Howard, Donald R.; Zacher, Christian (eds.). Critical Studies of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2ed.). Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press. pp.85–105. ISBN 978-0681229716. Berger, Sidney E. (1985). "Gawain's Departure from the Peregrinatio". Essays in Medieval Studies. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press. 2: 86–105.