Michael W. Twomey
What is the Title of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

 

Titles used in modern editions:

     Syr Gawayne (Madden 1839).

     Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight (Morris 1864).


     Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Tolkien-Gordon 1925, 1930; rev. Davis 1967;
          
Andrew-Waldron 1978, 1987, 1996; nearly all others).

     Sir Gawain and the Grene Gome (Jones
1960, 1972).

Spelling of "Gawain" in the manuscript:

     Gawayn, Gawayne, Gawen, Gauayn, Gauan, Wawan, Wawen, Wowen, Wowayn
          (Index of Names, Tolkien-Gordon-Davis 1967).

SGGK manuscript, opening page


Incipit, Bible manuscript

Incipit, Chaucer's "Miller's Tale"