Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
A 14th Century Alliterative Poem

for English 232
Medieval Literature

Study Guide:
Reading Sir Gawain
The Manuscript of Sir Gawain
Map of the "Gawain Country" near Chester

On-line Handouts:
Morgan le Fay in the Vulgate Cycle

The Pentangle on Gawain's Shield
The Green Knight's Color
 

On-line Image Archive:
Gawain's armor
Girdle with pendants
Hauberk
Manuscript of Sir Gawain:  text, folio 1
Manuscript of Sir Gawain:  the Green Knight raises his decapitated head
Manuscript of Sir Gawain:  Gawain and the Lady in the bedroom
Manuscript of Sir Gawain:  Gawain's second meeting with the Green Knight
Manuscript of Sir Gawain:  Gawain's return to Camelot

External Links:
Link to "Travels With Sir Gawain," about the Location of the Green Chapel
Link to "What is the Title of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?" about What the Manuscript Tells us About the Poem

In-Class Exercise:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Closing Revelations

 

 





 Michael Twomey me fecit; 21.IV.2008 recensuit