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Medieval Literature
Study Guide:
Reading Sir Gawain
The manuscript of Sir
Gawain
Map of the "Gawain Country" near Chester
Is Gawain a good Christian?
Sir Gawain: Closing revelations
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
"Five Wounds" devotion
Albrecht Duerer, "Knight, Death, and the Devil" (1513)
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 how misreading the manuscript has influenced readings of Sir Gawain
